Group B streptococcus infection in a sudden unexpected death of infancy – the importance of microbiological investigation at post-mortem

• Main Authors: N., Khalid, Khairul Anuar, Zainun, Hisham, Salina, N. I., Mazan, Amin Nordin, Syafinaz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74467/1/Group%20B%20streptococcus%20infection%20in%20a%20sudden%20unexpected%20death%20of%20infancy%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74467/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33601747/

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a common cause of infection in newborns and in early infants. However, GBS infection in an infant older than three months is infrequently reported in the literature. We reported a case of an apparently well six-month-old infant who died of sudden death due to GBS pneum...