RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145455796
T1 Group B Streptococcal Infections
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145455796
RD 2024/04/20
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