Newborn Septic Arthritis—A Rare Presentation of Late-Onset Group B Streptococcal Disease: Case Report and Short Review of the Literature

Newborn Septic Arthritis—A Rare Presentation of Late-Onset Group B Streptococcal Disease: Case Report and Short Review of the Literature

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease is a leading cause of invasive bacterial infections among neonates. We present the case of an 11-day-old neonate with septic arthritis as a rare presentation of late-onset disease (LOD) with a favorable short-term outcome. GBS is a leading cause of neonatal infect...

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Main Authors: Rahel Schuler, Harald Ehrhardt, Klaus-Peter Zimmer, Daniel Berthold, Janina Trauth, Christian Fölsch, Markus Waitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2021-07-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
Subjects:
septic arthritis
newborn
late-onset sepsis
group b streptococcus disease
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1735633

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