Early onset of neonatal sepsis due to group A streptococcus.
Neonatal infections by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus are very rare in the antibiotic era. There are only a few cases in the first 72 hours after birth. The authors describe a case in which it was confirmed that the bacteria responsible, group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus, had grown in the newborn's blood and in the mother's lochia. The transmission mechanisms are also reviewed.
Casanova-Román
M
M
Paediatric Service, Hospital of La Línea, Spain. mcasanova@arrakis.es
Rios
J
J
Sánchez-Porto
A
A
Casanova-Bellido
M
M
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D013997:Time Factors