Literature DB >> 27579128

A case of postpartum Group B streptococcal meningitis.

Kylie Gayford1, Ana McCarthy1, William M Hague2.   

Abstract

A case of postpartum Group B streptococcal meningitis, a rare complication of an invasive infection by a common maternal commensal bacterium, which demonstrates the need to develop rapid and accurate antepartum and intrapartum screening methods for this organism.

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Keywords:  Group B streptococcus; meningitis; post partum; screening

Year:  2011        PMID： 27579128      PMCID： PMC4989675          DOI： 10.1258/om.2011.110040

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Obstet Med        ISSN： 1753-495X


  8 in total

1.  Intrapartum tests for group B streptococcus: accuracy and acceptability of screening.

Authors:  J P Daniels; J Gray; H M Pattison; R Gray; R K Hills; K S Khan
Journal:  BJOG       Date:  2010-10-13       Impact factor: 6.531

Review 2.  Group B streptococcal meningitis in adults: report of twelve cases and review.

Authors:  P Domingo; N Barquet; M Alvarez; P Coll; J Nava; J Garau
Journal:  Clin Infect Dis       Date:  1997-11       Impact factor: 9.079

3.  Incidence and duration of group B Streptococcus by serotype among male and female college students living in a single dormitory.

Authors:  Betsy Foxman; Brenda Gillespie; Shannon D Manning; Laura J Howard; Patricia Tallman; Lixin Zhang; Carl F Marrs
Journal:  Am J Epidemiol       Date:  2006-01-18       Impact factor: 4.897

4.  Group B streptococcal meningitis complicating elective abortion: report of 2 cases.

Authors:  P J Deziel; N McGuire; P D Brown
Journal:  Clin Infect Dis       Date:  2000-11       Impact factor: 9.079

5.  Anorectal and vaginal carriage of group B streptococci during pregnancy.

Authors:  H C Dillon; E Gray; M A Pass; B M Gray
Journal:  J Infect Dis       Date:  1982-06       Impact factor: 5.226

6.  Epidemiology of invasive group B streptococcal disease in the United States, 1999-2005.

Authors:  Christina R Phares; Ruth Lynfield; Monica M Farley; Janet Mohle-Boetani; Lee H Harrison; Susan Petit; Allen S Craig; William Schaffner; Shelley M Zansky; Ken Gershman; Karen R Stefonek; Bernadette A Albanese; Elizabeth R Zell; Anne Schuchat; Stephanie J Schrag
Journal:  JAMA       Date:  2008-05-07       Impact factor: 56.272

Review 7.  Mother with post-partum group B Streptococcus meningitis and cerebellar abscess.

Authors:  Nur Azurah Abdul Ghani; Rohana Jaafar; Shareena Ishak; Ani Amelia Zainuddin; Shahizon Azura Mohamed Mukari; Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy
Journal:  J Obstet Gynaecol Res       Date:  2007-04       Impact factor: 1.730

8.  Increased recovery of group B Streptococcus by the inclusion of rectal culturing and enrichment.

Authors:  M W Platt; J C McLaughlin; G J Gilson; M F Wellhoner; L J Nims
Journal:  Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis       Date:  1995-02       Impact factor: 2.803
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