Clinical and Laboratory Features of Group B Streptococcus Meningitis in Infants and Newborns: Study of 848 Cases in France, 2001–2014
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DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix896
Abstract: Background Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease is the leading cause of neonatal bacterial meningitis despite women receiving an intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis during labor. We aimed to describe GBS meningitis in children read more here.
Keywords: meningitis; group streptococcus; disease; 2001 2014 ... See more keywords
Group B Streptococcal Neonatal Meningitis
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DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00079-21
Abstract: Neonatal bacterial meningitis is a devastating disease, associated with high mortality and neurological disability, in both developed and developing countries. Streptococcus agalactiae, commonly referred to as group B Streptococcus (GBS), remains the most common bacterial… read more here.
Keywords: meningitis; gbs meningitis; disease; group streptococcal ... See more keywords