Group L beta-haemolytic streptococcal infection in meat handlers: another streptococcal zoonosis?

Neonatal group B b-haemolytic streptococcal infection in Kuala Lumpur.

First six cases of neonatal group B B haemolytic streptococcal sepsis in GHKL & Maternity Hospital K.L. were reported and in one third, it was fatal. Five of the cases were 'early onset' type and one was 'late onset' type. While maternal infant transmission of the disease is important in the 'early onset' type, environmental sources of infection are also significant. No gestational age or birth...

Epidemiology of beta-haemolytic group G streptococcal bacteraemia in Singapore (1996 to 1998).

INTRODUCTION Group G streptococcus (GGS) accounted for 8% to 44% of all bacteraemias due to beta-haemolytic streptococci according to various reports. The aims of this study were 1) to describe the epidemiology of GGS bacteraemia in Singapore for which local data are lacking and 2) to compare its frequency of isolation to the other Lancefield groups. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study period was ...

Group B Streptococcal Sepsis in a Newborn: a Case Report

Newborns’ bacterial infections due to group B Streptococcus (GBS) happen in two forms including early-onset disease or late-onset disease. In this paper, we report a case of early-onset GBS infection in a male infant. A 22-year-old primigravid woman delivers a term normal looking male infant. Nasal flaring, grunting, and poor feeding presented soon after birth. An empiric treatment wit...

The Prevalence of Group A Beta Haemolytic Streptococcal Carriers Among School Children in Coimbatore, South India

Group B streptococcal infection in neonates.

A study of 866 vaginal swabs from non-pregnant women showed that 167 (19.3%) contained Group B beta-haemolytic streptococci, with a predominance of Types 3 (31.4%) and Ib (25.2%). The incidence of severe neonatal infections due to Group B streptococci during a 3 1/2 year period at The Prince of Wales Hospital was examined, and a study was made of the distribution of serotypes and associated cli...