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Outbreak of late-onset group B streptococcal infections in healthy newborn infants after discharge from a maternity hospital : A case report

Authors
Kim, HJKim, SYSeo, WHChoi, BMYoo, YLee, KHEun, BLKim, HJ
Issue Date
Apr-2006
Publisher
KOREAN ACAD MEDICAL SCIENCES
Keywords
disease outbreaks; nosocomial infection; cross infection; nurseries; streptococcus agalactiae; sepsis; meningitis; infant; newborn
Citation
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, v.21, no.2, pp 347 - 350
Pages
4
Indexed
SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
Volume
21
Number
2
Start Page
347
End Page
350
URI
https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/18919
DOI
10.3346/jkms.2006.21.2.347
ISSN
1011-8934
1598-6357
Abstract
During a four-week period, four healthy term newborn infants born at a regional maternity hospital in Korea developed late-onset neonatal group B Streptococcus (GBS) infections, after being discharged from the same nursery. More than 10 days after their discharge, all of the infants developed fever, lethargy, and poor feeding behavior, and were subsequently admitted to the Korea University Medical Center, Ansan Hospital. GBS was isolated from the blood cultures of three babies; furthermore, GBS was isolated from 2 cerebral spinal fluid cultures. Three babies had meningitis, and GBS was isolated from their cerebral spinal fluid cultures. This outbreak was believed to reflect delayed infection after early colonization, originating from nosocomial sources within the hospital environment. This report underlines the necessity for Korean obstetricians and pediatricians to be aware of the risk of nosocomial transmissions of GBS infection in the delivery room and/or the nursery.
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