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===GBS in Neonates=== | ===GBS in Neonates=== | ||
The symptoms of GBS disease can seem like other health problems in newborns and infants. The most common clinical syndromes of early-onset disease are sepsis and pneumonia; less frequently, early-onset infections can lead to meningitis. Symptoms of GBS infection include:<ref name="pmid4572747">{{cite journal| author=Franciosi RA, Knostman JD, Zimmerman RA| title=Group B streptococcal neonatal and infant infections. | journal=J Pediatr | year= 1973 | volume= 82 | issue= 4 | pages= 707-18 | pmid=4572747 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=4572747 }} </ref> | The symptoms of GBS disease can seem like other health problems in newborns and infants. Most newborns with early-onset disease have symptoms on the day of birth. Babies who develop late-onset disease may appear healthy at birth and develop symptoms of group B strep disease after the first week of life. The most common clinical syndromes of early-onset disease are sepsis and pneumonia; less frequently, early-onset infections can lead to meningitis. Symptoms of GBS infection include:<ref name="pmid4572747">{{cite journal| author=Franciosi RA, Knostman JD, Zimmerman RA| title=Group B streptococcal neonatal and infant infections. | journal=J Pediatr | year= 1973 | volume= 82 | issue= 4 | pages= 707-18 | pmid=4572747 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=4572747 }} </ref> | ||
* [[Apnea]] | * [[Apnea]] | ||
* [[Bluish color to skin]] | * [[Bluish color to skin]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2]
Overview
History and Symptoms
GBS in Neonates
The symptoms of GBS disease can seem like other health problems in newborns and infants. Most newborns with early-onset disease have symptoms on the day of birth. Babies who develop late-onset disease may appear healthy at birth and develop symptoms of group B strep disease after the first week of life. The most common clinical syndromes of early-onset disease are sepsis and pneumonia; less frequently, early-onset infections can lead to meningitis. Symptoms of GBS infection include:[1]
- Apnea
- Bluish color to skin
- Difficulty breathing
- Difficulty feeding
- Fever
- Irritability, or lethargy (limpness or hard to wake up the baby)
- Respiratory distress
GBS in Pregnancy
Chorioamnionitis
The diagnosis of chorioamnionitis usually is made clinically on the basis of signs and symptoms such as fever (which might be low-grade), uterine tenderness, fetal tachycardia, maternal tachycardia, and foul-smelling or purulent amniotic fluid. In an effort to avert neonatal infections, maternal fever alone in labor may be used as a sign of chorioamnionitis.
GBS in Non-Pregnant Adults
References
- ↑ Franciosi RA, Knostman JD, Zimmerman RA (1973). "Group B streptococcal neonatal and infant infections". J Pediatr. 82 (4): 707–18. PMID 4572747.