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Neonatal Cellulitis and Sepsis Caused by Group A Streptococcus
Author(s) -
MARTIC JELENA,
MIJAC VERA,
JANKOVIC BORISAV,
KANDOLF SEKULOVIC LIDIJA,
VASILJEVIC ZORICA,
VUKSANOVIC JELENA
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01262.x
Subject(s) - cellulitis , medicine , sepsis , streptococcus , group b , neonatal sepsis , group a , disease , dermatology , surgery , bacteria , biology , genetics
We report a case of late onset neonatal invasive group A streptococcal disease characterized with rapidly progressing cellulitis and development of sepsis. The infection was acquired from benign and mild skin infection of the child’s mother. The causative agent was group A streptococcus, belonging to the emm type 53.2, which usually causes mild skin disease.