title: [Late neonatal sepsis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes].
abstract: Currently, the group A Streptococcus is a unusual cause of infection in the neonatal period. The description of cases of severe infection in the newborn is sporadic. We present a 12-days-old newborn attended at the emergency room for fever without focus, which developed neurological and systemic involvement during admission. Clinical presentation, evolution and treatment are described. Blood culture isolation of group A Streptococcus confirmed late sepsis by this bacteria, probably with associated meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain. merfarsal@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fariñas Salto
authors.forename: Aída
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De la Huerga López
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Menéndez Hernando
authors.forename: Ester Sanz
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: López
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes