Group B streptococci implicated in the etiology of acute pneumopathies in neonates.
111 neonates with acute respiratory insufficiency and/or severe pneumopathy (pneumonia, bronchopneumonia) occurring in the first 10 hours after birth were investigated during January 1990-September 1991 for the group B streptococci presence. 430 samples from these neonate cases: throat and nose exudates, necroptic material from died neonates (pulmonary, blood, bronchial secretion) and their mothers (lochia, vaginal and uterine secretion) were examined. 33% of the neonates and their mothers were positive with the same GBS. 65.30% from the GBS strains belonged to serotype Ia and 34.70% to Ib. 24.48% from the GBS strains were resistant to Penicillin G by diffusimetric method with a corresponding MIC of 0.1 UP/ml (22.12%) and 0.5 UP/ml (2.65%).
Gulan
L
L
Cantacuzino Institute, Bucharest, Romania.
Mihalcu
F
F
Ungureanu
V
V
D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents