Abstract
Of 1,500 consecutive deliveries, there were 41 term infants with suspected sepsis in association with a positive culture for group B streptococci (GBS) from either the infant soon after birth, or the mother’s urine routinely collected three days postpartum. A statistically higher incidence of pneumonia was found in these infants as compared to matched controls. Infants born to mothers with GBS in the urine had a high incidence of suspected sepsis (43.6%) as well as a high incidence of pneumonia (38.6%). We conclude that term infants colonized at birth with GBS or born to mothers with GBS isolated from their urine are at high risk of having pneumonia.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1410-1412 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Southern Medical Journal |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1979 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
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Liston, T. E., Harris, R. E., Foshee, S., & Null, D. (1979). Relationship of Neonatal Pneumonia to Maternal Urinary and Neonatal Isolates of Group B Streptococci. Southern Medical Journal, 72(11), 1410-1412. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-197911000-00019