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NEONATAL OSTEOMYELITIS AND MENINGITIS CAUSED BY GROUP B STREPTOCOCCI
Author(s) -
Ashdown Leslie R.,
Hewson P. H.,
Suleman S. K.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb117756.x
Subject(s) - meningitis , group b , osteomyelitis , vagina , neonatal meningitis , microbiology and biotechnology , group a , medicine , organism , streptococcus agalactiae , streptococcus , biology , bacteria , immunology , pediatrics , surgery , escherichia coli , paleontology , gene , biochemistry , genetics
A case of neonatal osteomyelitis and meningitis caused by group B streptococci is reported; the organism isolated was found to be similar or the same as an organism cultured from the maternal vagina. The clinical course and management is also described.