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Cureus
; 12(6): e8614, 2020 Jun 14.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32676250
RESUMO
Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae or GBS) infections are known as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the neonatal population. The role of water birth in colonizing and transmitting GBS between mother and infant is unclear. We present a case of an exclusively breastfed full-term infant, born via water birth, to a GBS-negative woman who developed GBS mastitis. The infant presented with severe, late-onset GBS meningitis/septic shock and subsequently developed fatal necrotizing enterocolitis. Literature regarding the potential role of water birth in GBS transmission is reviewed.