Neonatal & maternal group B streptococcal infections: A comprehensive review

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 141-150

  Shet, Anita ^a   Ferrieri, Patricia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylaxis; Colonization; Group B Streptococcus; Neonatal mortality; Perinatal transmission; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL VACCINE; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 6444239777     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (61)

1. Ferrieri P, Cleary PP, Seeds AE. Epidemiology of group B streptococcal carriage in pregnant women and newborn infants. J Med Microbiol 1977; 10 : 103-14.
2. Kutumbiah P. Ancient Indian medicine. Madras: Orient Longman; 1962.
3. Pasteur L. Septicemie puerperale. Bulletin de L'Academie de Medicine (Paris) 2me serie- tome VIII 1879 : 8256-60.
4. Lancefield R, Hare R. The serological differentiation of pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains of hemolytic streptococci from parturient women. J Exp Med 1935; 61 : 335-49.
5. Fry RM. Fatal infections by haemolytic streptococcus group B. Lancet 1938; i : 199-201.
6. Pass MA, Gray BM, Khare S, Dillon HC, Jr. Prospective studies of group B streptococcal infections in infants. J Pediatr 1979; 95 : 437-43.
7. Baker CJ, Edwards MS. Group B streptococcal infections. In: Remington JS, Klein JO, editors. Infectious diseases of the fetus and newborn infant. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 2001 p. 1091-156.
8. Regan JA, Klebanoff MA, Nugent RP. The epidemiology of group B streptococcal colonization in pregnancy. Vaginal Infections and Prematurity Study Group. Obstet Gynecol 1991; 77 : 604-10.
9. Boyer KM, Gadzala CA, Kelly PD, Burd LI, Gotoff SP. Selective intrapartum chemoprophylaxis of neonatal group B streptococcal early-onset disease. II. Predictive value of prenatal cultures. J Infect Dis 1983; 148 : 802-9.
10. Hoogkamp-Korstanje JA, Gerards LJ, Cats BP. Maternal carriage and neonatal acquisition of group B streptococci. J Infect Dis 1982; 145 : 800-3.
11. Stoll BJ, Schuchat A. Maternal carriage of group B streptococci in developing countries. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1998; 17 : 499-503.
12. Dalal S, Lahiri A, Parel CC. Carriage rate of group B streptococci in pregnant women and evaluation of different isolation media. J Indian Med Assoc 1998; 96 : 360-1, 366.
13. Chaudhary U, Sabherwal U, Chugh TD. Prevalence of group B streptococci in obstetrical cases. Indian J Med Res 1981; 73 : 710-4.
14. Lakshmi V, Das S, Shivananda PG, Savithri P, Rao K. Incidence of group-B beta haemolytic streptococci in the vaginal flora of pregnant women. Indian J Pathol Microbiol 1988; 31 : 240-4.
15. Mani V, Jadhav M, Sivadasan K, Thangavelu CP, Rachel M, Prabha J. Maternal and neonatal colonization with group B Streptococcus and neonatal outcome. Indian Pediatr 1984; 21 357-63.
16. Kuruvilla KA, Thomas N, Jesudasan MV, Jana AK. Neonatal group B Streptococcal bacteraemia in India: ten years' experience. Acta Paediatr 1999; 88 : 1031-2.
17. Maternal and Reproductive Health: National Family Health Survey (NFHS-2), 1998-1999. Vol. 2003. Mumbai, India: International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), 2000:http://www.nfhsindia.org/india.html accessed on September 26, 2003.
18. Census of India 2001.http://www.censusindia.net/2001. accessed on January 23, 2003.
19. Dillon HC, Jr., Khare S, Gray BM. Group B streptococcal carriage and disease: a 6-year prospective study. J Pediatr 1987; 110 : 31-6.
20. Baker CJ, Barrett FF. Group B streptococcal infections in infants. The importance of the various serotypes. JAMA 1974; 230 : 1158-60.
21. Zaleznik DF, Rench MA, Hillier S, Krohn MA, Platt R, Lee ML. et al. Invasive disease due to group B Streptococcus in pregnant women and neonates from diverse population groups. Clin Infect Dis 2000; 30 : 276-81.
22. Harrison LH, Elliott JA, Dwyer DM, Libonati JP, Ferrieri P, Billmann L, et al. Serotype distribution of invasive group B streptococcal isolates in Maryland: implications for vaccine formulation. Maryland Emerging Infections Program. J Infect Dis 1998; 177 : 998-1002.
23. Prakash K, Ravindran PC, Sharma KB. Group B beta haemolytic streptococci and their serological types in human infections. Indian J Med Res 1976; 64 : 1001-7.
24. Galask RP, Varner MW, Petzold CR, Wilbur SL. Bacterial attachment to the chorioamniotic membranes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1984; 148 : 915-28.
25. Spellerberg B. Pathogenesis of neonatal Streptococcus agalactiae infections. Microbes Infect 2000; 2 : 1733-42.
26. Nizet V, Ferrieri P, Rubens CE. Molecular pathogenesis of group B streptococcal disease in newborns. In: Stevens DL, Kaplan EL, editors. Streptococcal infections: clinical aspects, microbiology, and molecular pathogenesis. New York: Oxford University Press; 2000 p. 180-221.
27. Baker CJ, Kasper DL. Correlation of maternal antibody deficiency with susceptibility to neonatal group B streptococcal infection. N Engl J Med 1976; 294 : 753-6.
28. Baker CJ, Edwards MS, Kasper DL. Role of antibody to native type III polysaccharide of group B streptococcus in infant infection. Pediatrics 1981; 68 : 544-9.
29. Gotoff SP, Papierniak CK, Klegerman ME, Boyer KM. Quantitation of IgG antibody to the type-specific polysaccharide of group B Streptococcus type 1 b in pregnant women and infected infants. J Pediatr 1984; 105 : 628-30.
30. Campbell JR, Hillier SL, Krohn MA, Ferrieri P, Zaleznik DF, Baker CJ. Group B streptococcal colonization and serotype-specific immunity in pregnant women at delivery. Obstet Gynecol 2000; 96 : 498-503.
31. Yagupsky P, Menegus MA, Powell KR. The changing spectrum of group B streptococcal disease in infants: an eleven-year experience in a tertiary care hospital. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1991; 10 : 801-8.
32. Edwards MS, Rench MA, Haffar AA, Murphy MA, Desmond MM, Baker CJ. Long-term sequelae of group B streptococcal meningitis in infants. J Pediatr 1985; 106 : 717-22.
33. Schuchat A. Group B Streptococcus. Lancet 1999; 353 : 51-6.
34. Active Bacterial Core Surveillance (ABCs) Report: group B Streptococcus. vol. 2003: Emerging Infections Program Network, 2002:http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/abcs/survreports/gbs02.pdf accessed on August 22, 2003.
35. Sharma KB, Prakash K, Ravindran PC, Narang P. Neonatal septicemia due to group B beta hemolytic streptococci. Indian J Med Res 1975; 63 : 791-6.
36. Regan JA, Chao S, James LS. Premature rupture of membranes, preterm delivery, and group B streptococcal colonization of mothers. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1981; 141 : 184-6.
37. Joshi AK, Chen CI, Turnell RW. Prevalence and significance of group B Streptococcus in a large obstetric population. CMAJ 1987; 137 : 209-11.
38. Bobitt JR, Damato JD, Sakakini J, Jr. Perinatal complications in group B streptococcal carriers: a longitudinal study of prenatal patients. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1985; 151 : 711-7.
39. Minkoff HL, Sierra MF, Pringle GF, Schwarz RH. Vaginal colonization with Group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus as a risk factor for post-cesarean section febrile morbidity. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1982; 142 : 992-5.
40. Anandalakshmy PN, Buckshee K. Maternal mortality in a referral hospital of northern India: a sixteen-year review. J Fam Welf 1997; 43 : 1-4.
41. Walsh JA, Hutchins S. Group B streptococcal disease: its importance in the developing world and prospect for prevention with vaccines. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1989; 8: 271-7.
42. Munoz P, Llancaqueo A, Rodriguez-Creixems M, Pelaez T, Martin L, Bouza E. Group B Streptococcus bacteremia in nonpregnant adults. Arch Intern Med 1997; 157 : 213-6.
43. Dhawan B, Khan U, Das BK, Mathur P, Pandhi RK, Kapil A. Group B streptococcal bacteremia in an adult: a case report from India. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2001; 32 : 867-8.
44. Mathur P, Kapil A, Das B, Dhawan B, Dwivedi SN. Invasive beta-haemolytic streptococcal infections in a tertiary care hospital in northern India. J Med Microbiol 2002; 51 : 791-2.
45. Persson KM, Forsgren A. Evaluation of culture methods for isolation of group B streptococci. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1987; 6 : 175-7.
46. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2002; 51: 1-24.
47. Dillon HC, Jr., Gray E, Pass MA, Gray BM. Anorectal and vaginal carriage of group B streptococci during pregnancy. J Infect Dis 1982, 145 : 794-9.
48. Walker CK, Crombleholme WR, Ohm-Smith MJ, Sweet RL. Comparison of rapid tests for detection of group B streptococcal colonization. Am J Perinatol 1992; 9 : 304-8.
49. Das A, Ray P, Sharma M, Gopalan S. Rapid diagnosis of vaginal carriage of group B beta haemolytic streptococcus by an enrichment-cum-antigen detection test. Indian J Med Res 2003; 117 : 247-52.
50. Ke D, Bergeron MG. Molecular methods for rapid detection of group B streptococci. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2001; 1 : 175-81.
51. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease: a public health perspective. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1996; 45 : 1-24.
52. Rouse DJ, Goldenberg RL, Cliver SP, Cutter GR, Mennemeyer ST, Fargason CA. Jr. Strategies for the prevention of early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal sepsis: a decision analysis. Obstet Gynecol 1994; 83 : 483-94.
53. Lin FY, Azimi PH, Weisman LE, Philips JB, 3rd, Regan J, Clark P, et al. Antibiotic susceptibility profiles for group B streptococci isolated from neonates, 1995-1998. Clin Infect Dis 2000; 31 : 76-9.
54. Ferrieri P. Prevention of Group B Streptococcus infections. Semin Pediatr Infect Dis 1997; 8 : 117-24.
55. Swingle HM, Bucciarelli RL, Ayoub EM. Synergy between penicillins and low concentrations of gentamicin in the killing of group B streptococci. J Infect Dis 1985, 152 : 515-20.
56. Kasper DL, Paoletti LC, Wessels MR, Guttormsen HK, Carey VJ, Jennings HJ, et al. Immune response to type III group B streptococcal polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine. J Clin Invest 1996; 98 : 2308-14.
57. Baker CJ, Paoletti LC, Wessels MR. Guttormsen HK, Rench MA, Hickman ME, et al. Safety and immunogenicity of capsular polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccines for group B streptococcal types Ia and Ib. J Infect Dis 1999; 179 : 142-50.
58. Mohle-Boetani JC, Schuchat A, Plikaytis BD, Smith JD, Broome CV. Comparison of prevention strategies for neonatal group B streptococcal infection. A population-based economic analysis. JAMA 1993; 270 : 1442-8.
59. The World Health Report: Causes of neonatal deaths, 1995 Geneva: The World Health Organisation; 1998: http://www.who.int/whr2001/2001/archives/1998/index.htm.
60. Kishore K, Deorari AK, Singh M, Bhujwala RA. Early onset neonatal sepsis: Vertical transmission from maternal genital tract. Indian Pediatr 1987; 24 : 45-8.
61. Haffejee IE, Bhana RH. Coovadia YM, Hoosen AA, Marajh AV, Gouws E. Neonatal group B streptococcal infections in Indian (Asian) babies in South Africa. J Infect 1991: 22 : 225-31.