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Neonatal Septicemia Resulting from Group B Streptococci: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Onile B. A.,
Osinusi B. O.,
Montefiore D.,
Sogbetun A. O.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1980.tb00310.x
Subject(s) - group b , streptococcus , medicine , neonatal infection , streptococcus agalactiae , obstetrics , group a , vaginal infections , streptococcal infections , fetal distress , neonatal sepsis , pediatrics , fetus , pregnancy , sepsis , immunology , surgery , biology , bacteria , genetics
A case of neonatal septicemia resulting from group B Streptococcus , type Ic is reported. The infection occurred in a premature infant delivered by cesarean section, which followed fetal distress. The same organism was isolated from a high vaginal swab taken from the mother who had had premature rupture of the membranes 48 hours before admission to the hospital. Both infant and mother made satisfactory recoveries. This is the first case of neonatal group B streptococcal infection reported from Nigeria.