Late-onset Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in a Neonate With Early Antibiotic Prophylaxis
An otherwise healthy female baby who had received early postnatal antibiotic prophylaxis because of maternal vaginal group B streptococcal (GBS) colonization died of late-onset GBS meningitis. GBS was isolated from blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Genotyping using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis conf...
Saved in:
Main Authors: | Ting-Jung Ko (Author), Wu-Shiun Hsieh (Author), Po-Ren Hsueh (Author), Hung-Chieh Chou (Author), Chun-Yi Lu (Author) |
---|---|
Format: | Book |
Published: |
Elsevier,
2010-08-01T00:00:00Z.
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | Connect to this object online. |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Similar Items
-
Maternal Group B Streptococcal Rectovaginal Colonization after Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis
by: Ping Liu, et al.
Published: (2022) -
Purpura Fulminans and Late Onset Group B Streptococcal Sepsis in a Premature Twin
by: Avanikkha Elayappen, et al.
Published: (2014) -
Group B streptococcal immunisation of pregnant women for the prevention of early and late onset Group B streptococcal infection of the neonate as well as adult disease
by: Anna L. Kenchington, et al.
Published: (2017) -
Patterns of ischemic injury on brain images in neonatal group B Streptococcal meningitis
by: Seo Yeol Choi, et al.
Published: (2018) -
Late-onset rash in patients with group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis treated with amoxicillin
by: Masahiko Kimura
Published: (2015)