Educational Case: Group B Streptococcus Meningitis
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9 Group B Streptococcus Meningitis
9.1 Introduction Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS) is a Gram-positive encapsulated bacterium possessing an array of virulence factors that render it capable of producing serious disease in susceptible hosts, in particular the human newborn (Maisey et al., 2008a). Notably, GBS is the leading cause of meningitis in the neonatal period (Brouwer et al., 2010; Thigpen et al., 201...
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BACKGROUND Although maternal group B streptococcus (GBS) infections are common, serious infections are rare with prompt diagnosis and treatment. We present 2 cases of GBS meningitis occurring 3 and 10 days after elective abortion. In the first patient, GBS meningitis was definitely related to the elective termination. In the second patient, however, no evidence for a causal relationship could b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Academic Pathology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2374-2895,2374-2895
DOI: 10.1177/2374289519892524