Group C streptococcal infection in a term newborn infant.
Group C streptococci were recovered from the cerebrospinal fluid of a term infant with symptoms whose mother had received intrapartum antibiotic therapy for chorioamnionitis. This case highlights that beta-hemolytic streptococci of Lancefield groups other than A or B can be isolated from a normally sterile site and should be considered as pathogens. It also underscores the potential importance of sampling cerebrospinal fluid in an infant with symptomatic suspected sepsis, especially in the setting of exposure to maternal antimicrobial agents.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
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Schumacher
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D018502:Streptococcus equi / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents