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Signa vitae : journal for intesive care and emergency medicine, Vol. 12. No. 1., 2016.

Professional paper

Uncommon manifestations of neonatal group b Streptococcus infection: case report and literature review

Gregor Nosan orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-7306-6719 ; Department of Neonatology Division of Pediatrics University Medical Centre Ljubljana Bohoriceva ulica 20, SI-1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Abstract

Streptococcus agalactiae, also called Group B Streptococcus (GBS), is a common pathogen in the neonatal period that can cause early- and late-onset infections. The most common manifestations are bacteremia without an apparent focus of infection, pneumonia and meningitis. Additionally, GBS can rarely cause early- and late-onset infections with uncommon manifestations. If they go unrecognized, they may lead to inappropriate treatment and increased neonatal morbidity and mortality. In this article, a case report of an infant with early-onset GBS bullous impetigo is presented together with a short review of other uncommon manifestations of GBS infection.

Keywords

Streptococcus agalactiae; infection; newborn

Hrčak ID:

170206

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/170206

Publication date:

1.9.2016.

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