Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Sepsis: Effects of Late Treatment with Dazmegrel
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Group B Streptococcal Sepsis in a Newborn: a Case Report
Newborns’ bacterial infections due to group B Streptococcus (GBS) happen in two forms including early-onset disease or late-onset disease. In this paper, we report a case of early-onset GBS infection in a male infant. A 22-year-old primigravid woman delivers a term normal looking male infant. Nasal flaring, grunting, and poor feeding presented soon after birth. An empiric treatment wit...
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which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Editorial Group B streptococci (GBS) are facultative anaerobic, gram-positive cocci that colonize the gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts of humans. GBS strains are serologically divided into 10 types (Ia, Ib, and II through IX) according to their capsula...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198804000-00003