Neonatal pneumococcal sepsis in association with fatal maternal pneumococcal sepsis

Brian R. Hughes; Joanne L. Mercer; Iain B. Gosbell

doi:10.1111/j.1479-828X.2001.tb01331.x

Neonatal pneumococcal sepsis in association with fatal maternal pneumococcal sepsis

Brian R. Hughes, Joanne L. Mercer, Iain B. Gosbell

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A live male infant was born at 37 weeks' gestation after a normal pregnancy to a 34-year-old mother. The baby developed bacteraemia with Streptococcus pneumoniae and recovered completely following treatment with antibiotics. The mother simultaneously developed bacteraemia with the same organism and died from septic shock. Blood culture isolates from mother and child were both serogroup 23F, and were shown to be identical by DNA fingerprinting. The literature reports rare cases of vaginal carriage and/or endometritis with this organism resulting in neonatal sepsis. Transmission to the neonate may have been ascending or haematogenous. A postmortem examination was refused.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	457-458
Number of pages	2
Journal	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Volume	41
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828X.2001.tb01331.x
Publication status	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

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Neonatal pneumococcal sepsis in association with fatal maternal pneumococcal sepsis

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