Professional paper
Uncommon manifestations of neonatal group b Streptococcus infection: case report and literature review
Gregor Nosan
orcid.org/0000-0002-7306-6719
; Department of Neonatology Division of Pediatrics University Medical Centre Ljubljana Bohoriceva ulica 20, SI-1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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
Publication date:
1.9.2016.
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