Abstract
Group B streptococcus (GBS) serotypes causing neonatal disease vary by geographic region. Surveillance at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, revealed a case of neonatal early-onset sepsis caused by type IV GBS. Neonatal type IV disease occurs in the Middle East but has not recently been described in U.S. infants.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Boston / epidemiology
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Cross Infection / epidemiology
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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Hospitals
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Humans
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Incidence
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Infant, Newborn
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Sepsis / microbiology*
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Serotyping
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Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology
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Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Streptococcus agalactiae / classification
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Streptococcus agalactiae / isolation & purification*