Infected breast milk associated with late-onset and recurrent group B streptococcal infection in neonatal twins: a genetic analysis.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Authors
- Gagneur, Arnaud; Héry-Arnaud, Geneviève; Croly-Labourdette, Séverine; Gremmo-Feger, Gisèle; Vallet, Sophie; Sizun, Jacques; Quentin, Roland; Tandé, Didier; Héry-Arnaud, Geneviève; Croly-Labourdette, Séverine; Gremmo-Feger, Gisèle; Tandé, Didier
- Source
- European Journal of Pediatrics. Sep2009, Vol. 168 Issue 9, p1155-1158. 4p. 1 Graph.
- Subject
- *STREPTOCOCCUS
*BREAST milk
*NEONATAL infections
*INFECTION in children
*TWINS
*AMOXICILLIN
*ANTIBIOTICS
*CEFOTAXIME
*BREASTFEEDING
*COMPARATIVE studies
*CROSS infection
*PREMATURE infants
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL cooperation
*POLYMERASE chain reaction
*RESEARCH
*STREPTOCOCCAL diseases
*DISEASE relapse
*SYMPTOMS
*EVALUATION research
*THERAPEUTICS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0340-6199
Asymptomatic excretion of group B streptococcus (GBS) in breast milk may be an underrecognized cause of neonatal and recurrent infection. We report the case of late-onset and recurrent infection in newborn twins resulting from ingestion of maternal breast milk infected with GBS. Genetic analysis of isolates is equally presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]