Puerperal Fever and Neonatal Pleural Empyema and Bacteremia Caused by Group A Streptococcus

A term neonate developed early onset of sepsis and pleural empyema with group A streptococcus. Her mother also became septic with group A streptococcus in the early postpartum period. The infant required initial chest tube drainage. After reaccumulation of pleural fluid after removal of the chest tu...

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Main Authors: Laurance Lequier, Wendy L Vaudry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1998-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/470984