Group B Strep Still Main Cause of Neonatal Meningitis

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Group B streptococci is still the dominant cause of neonatal bacterial meningitis, whereas Escherichia coli is the most common cause among preterm infants, according to a study published in the March issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.


MONDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) -- Group B streptococci (GBS) is still the dominant cause of neonatal bacterial meningitis, whereas Escherichia coli (E. coli) is the most common cause among preterm infants, according to a study published in the March issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

Jean Gaschignard, M.D., of H?pital Antoine-B?cl?re in Clamart, France, and colleagues investigated the clinical and bacteriologic features of 439 cases of neonatal meningitis from 114 French pediatric wards between January 2001 and December 2007. Bacterial meningitis was classified as early-onset (day zero to day four) and late-onset (day five to day 28), and data were analyzed according to gestational age and birth weight.

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abstract at: http://journals.lww.com/pidj/Abstra...l_Bacterial_Meningitis__444_Cases_in_7.7.aspx

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