title: Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus infection in twin infants.
abstract: Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus, previously known as Streptococcus bovis biotype II.2, is an uncommon pathogen in neonates. Nevertheless, it can cause severe neonatal sepsis and meningitis often clinically indistinguishable from those caused by group B streptococci and has been associated with considerable morbidity. We report the first known cases of S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus infection in twin infants.
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA sannya.hede@childrens.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Sannya Vidyadhar
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Hede
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Liset
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olarte
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chandramohan
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Sheldon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Kristina G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Hulten
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014427:Twins
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents