title: [Clinical aspects and diagnosis of neonatal infections caused by group B beta-hemolytic Streptococcus].
abstract: Early-onset infection findings caused by Group B Streptococcus occur within 24 hours of birth (60 per cent of cases) but they may appear anytime during the first 5 days of life. In our experience early-onset infection affects both preterm and term neonates. The Authors report the usual clinical signs described for bacterial infections. Unusual findings are also reported: among 34 infants with early-onset infection, the congenital diaphragmatic hernia was associated with GBS septicemia in two neonates; beads of perspiration were the first only clinical finding in one neonate too. Two cases of late-onset infection are also reported.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Clinica e diagnosi dell'infezione neonatale da streptococco beta-emolitico di gruppo B.