title: Group B streptococcal infection in children beyond neonatal period: report of 3 patients.
abstract: Three patients beyond the neonatal period with group B streptococcal infection were presented, including acute osteomyelitis and septic arthritis, bacteremia and septicemia. Serotyping was done in two patients. One was type Ia and the other was type III. All patients recovered from the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Thisyakorn
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Siegal
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae