Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
- Volume 2 Issue 1
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- Pages.110-115
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- 1995
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- 2384-1079(pISSN)
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- 2384-1087(eISSN)
A Case of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Sepsis in Twin
Group B Streptococcus에 의한 쌍생아 패혈증 1례
- Park, Mi Ja (Department of pediatrics, National Medical Center) ;
- Kim, Jae Yoon (Department of pediatrics, National Medical Center) ;
- Hong, Young Jin (Department of pediatrics, National Medical Center) ;
- Ahn, Don Hee (Department of pediatrics, National Medical Center)
- Published : 1995.06.18
Abstract
Authors have experienced a case of neonatal sepsis whose organisms were group B streptococci. This case was early-onset type and the two premature babies were expired. Autopsy was done but no specific findings were shown in pulmonary parenchyma except focally mild atelectasis and dilated bronchiols and alveoli, and distictive hyaline membrane or aspirated materials are not identified. A brief review follows.