TY  - JOUR
T1  - SYstemic group d streptococcal infection in newborn infants
AU  - Buchino JJ, Ciambarella E, Light I
Y1  - 1979/03/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130030046007
JO  - American Journal of Diseases of Children
SP  - 270
EP  - 273
VL  - 133
IS  - 3
N2  - • Thirteen cases of group D streptococcal neonatal sepsis and/or meningitis were identified at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital from 1970 to 1976. Ages at onset of disease ranged from 1 to 25 days. The most frequent symptoms were fever (five cases), lethargy (five cases), and respiratory difficulty (four cases). Blood cultures for seven infants were positive; CSF cultures for five infants were positive; and CSF and blood cultures for one infant were both positive. In 12 patients, parenteral antibiotic therapy consisted of a penicillin and an aminoglycoside. One infant with a severe meningomyelocele died. The other 12 infants showed a rapid clinical response with seven patients improving within 48 hours of the start of therapy. Infection with group D streptococcus results in a low-grade systemic disease in both full-term and premature infants that responds favorably to appropriate therapy.(Am J Dis Child 133:270-273, 1979)
SN  - 0002-922X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130030046007
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130030046007
ER  -