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  • Title: Group B beta-hemolytic streptococcal sepsis in the neonate.
    Author: Hildebrand WL, Schreiner RL.
    Journal: Am Fam Physician; 1980 Sep; 22(3):107-14. PubMed ID: 6998262.
    Abstract:
    In the past 40 years, the predominant organisms responsible for neonatal sepsis have changed. Whereas Group A betahemolytic streptococci were originally most common and staphylococci later became the major pathogens, Group B beta-hemolytic streptococci have become increasingly important in recent years. Predisposing factors include premature rupture of membranes, prolonged difficult labor, prematurity and congenital anomalies. The causes and clinical features of early-onset infection (in the first week of life) and late-onset infection are different.
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