Abstract
A term female infant developed late onset group B streptococcal disease on Day 12 of life. The source of the organism appeared to be expressed maternal breast milk in the absence of clinical mastitis. Asymptomatic excretion of group B Streptococcus in breast milk may be an underrecognized cause of neonatal infection.
MeSH terms
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Amikacin / pharmacology
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Amikacin / therapeutic use
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Ampicillin / pharmacology
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Ampicillin / therapeutic use
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Breast Feeding*
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical*
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Milk, Human / microbiology
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Penicillins / pharmacology
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Penicillins / therapeutic use
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Pregnancy
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Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
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Streptococcal Infections / transmission*
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Streptococcus agalactiae* / growth & development
Substances
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Penicillins
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Ampicillin
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Amikacin