Open AccessStreptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus Infection in Twin Infants
Author(s) -
Sannya Vidyadhar Hede,
Liset Olarte,
Lakshmi Chandramohan,
Sheldon L. Kaplan,
Kristina G. Hultén
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02725-14
Subject(s) - streptococcus bovis , streptococcus , microbiology and biotechnology , sepsis , pathogen , meningitis , biology , group b , medicine , bacteria , immunology , pediatrics , genetics , rumen , fermentation , food science
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.
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