Early onset neonatal sepsis due to Neisseria meningitidis B.
The onset of meningococcal infection in the first 72 hours after birth has only been reported on a few occasions; The authors describe a case where it was confirmed that the bacteria responsible, Neisseria meningitidis group B, grew in the newborn's blood and in the mother's lochia. The transmission mechanisms are also reviewed.
Casanova-Román
M
M
Department of Paediatrics, Neonatal Unit, Hospital Materno-Infantil, Ciudad Sanitaria Universitaria Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain. mcasanova@arrakis.es
Rios
J
J
Garcia-Del-Rio
M
M
Martínez-Valverde
A
A
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*