Late-onset group B streptococcal disease by infected mother's milk detected by polymerase chain reaction.
Late-onset Group B streptococcal (GBS) disease is a cause of illness, death and neurological sequelae in infancy. The epidemiology and pathogenesis of late-onset GBS disease is poorly defined. Infected breast-milk has been suggested as a source of postnatal infection and invasive disease. We describe a late-onset GBS disease by infected mother's milk in a term newborn in which the detection of GBS in neonatal bloodstream (confirmed by culture) and in the mother's milk was performed by PCR.
Lanari
Marcello
M
Department of Paediatrics, Santa Maria della Scaletta Hospital, Imola, Italy.
Serra
Laura
L
Cavrini
Francesca
F
Liguori
Giovanna
G
Sambri
Vittorio
V
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*