Infected breast milk associated with late-onset and recurrent group B streptococcal infection in neonatal twins: A genetic analysis

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1155-1158

  Gagneur, Arnaud ^a,b   Héry Arnaud, Geneviève ^c   Croly Labourdette, Séverine ^a   Gremmo Feger, Gisèle ^a   Vallet, Sophie ^c   Sizun, Jacques ^a   Quentin, Roland ^d   Tandé, Didier ^c  

^a CHU MORVAN   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Genetic analysis; Group B streptococcus; Late onset disease; Recurrent infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CASE REPORT; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TWINS;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BREAST FEEDING; CEFOTAXIME; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MILK, HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENCE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 75549090151     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-008-0903-y     Document Type: Article

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