TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Group B Streptococcal Infections A1 - Hay, Jr, William W. A1 - Levin, Myron J. A1 - Deterding, Robin R. A1 - Abzug, Mark J. PY - 2017 T2 - Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics AB - Early-onset neonatal infectionRisk factorsMaternal GBS colonizationLow or absent maternal GBS anticapsular antibodiesYoung maternal ageRupture of membranes > 18 hours prior to presentationGestational age < 37 weeksHistory of a previous infant with invasive GBS diseaseAfrican-American or Hispanic ethnicityNewborn younger than 7 days, with rapidly progressing overwhelming sepsis, with or without meningitisPneumonia with respiratory failure is frequent; chest radiograph resembles that seen in hyaline membrane diseaseBlood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cultures growing group B streptococci (GBS)Late-onset infectionMeningitis, sepsis, or other focal infection in a child aged 1–16 weeks with blood or CSF cultures growing GBS SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145455796 ER -