Group B streptococcus late-onset disease,contaminated breast milk and mothers persistently GBS negative: report of 3cases

Group B streptococcus late-onset disease,contaminated breast milk and mothers persistently GBS negative: report of 3cases

Abstract Background Human milk is fundamental for its nutritional properties and to protect newborns, but it is not sterile and can sometime transmit bacteria. Few anecdotal cases suggest that breast milk could be a possible source of group B Streptococcus (GBS) late onset disease, although the path...

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Main Authors: Giangiacomo Nicolini, Martina Borellini, Vitaliana Loizzo, Roberta Creti, Luigi Memo, Alberto Berardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Breastfeeding
Group B streptococcus
Newborn
Sepsis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1192-x

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