Early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal septicaemia in siblings.

The Journal of infection ·Vol. 17 ·No. 3 ·1988-11-00 ·Pages 201-4

Carstensen H, Christensen KK, Grennert L, Persson K, Polberger S

Abstract

At each of two consecutive deliveries, a woman gave birth to a baby that developed early-onset group B streptococcal (GBS) septicaemia. A low titre of serum antibodies to the type of the infecting GBS and persistence of the organism in the mother were demonstrated. This case confirms that mothers of GBS infected infants are at high risk of their future babies being similarly infected.

MeSH Terms

Adult Ampicillin/therapeutic use Antibodies, Bacterial/analysis Female Gentamicins/therapeutic use Humans Infant, Newborn Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/immunology Risk Factors Sepsis/drug therapy,immunology,microbiology,transmission Streptococcal Infections/immunology,microbiology,transmission Streptococcus agalactiae/immunology,isolation & purification Vagina/microbiology

Chemicals

Antibodies, Bacterial Gentamicins Ampicillin

Authors & Affiliations

5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Carstensen H

Department of Paediatrics, University of Lund, Malmö General Hospital, Sweden.

Christensen K K

Grennert L

Persson K

Polberger S

Article Info

Journal

The Journal of infection

Abbr.

J Infect

ISSN

0163-4453

DOI

10.1016/s0163-4453(88)96426-2

Published

1988-11-00

Pages

201-4

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

7908424

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/s0163-4453(88)96426-2 View journal details

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