Group B streptococcus infection in a sudden unexpected death of infancy – the importance of microbiological investigation at post-mortem

Group B streptococcus infection in a sudden unexpected death of infancy – the importance of microbiological investigation at post-mortem

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a common cause of infection in newborns and in early infants. However, GBS infection in an infant older than three months is infrequently reported in the literature. We reported a case of an apparently well six-month-old infant who died of sudden death due to GBS pneum...

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Main Authors: N., Khalid, Khairul Anuar, Zainun, Hisham, Salina, N. I., Mazan, Amin Nordin, Syafinaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74467/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74467/1/Group%20B%20streptococcus%20infection%20in%20a%20sudden%20unexpected%20death%20of%20infancy%20.pdf

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