Streptococcus agalactiae: Difference between revisions

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Gram-positive coccus in chains
Identified with the help of a CAMP test, where β-hemolysis is induced by the presence of Staphylococcus aureus

Previously the most common cause of neonatal sepsis, until screening and prophylaxis during pregnancy and deliverybecame routine

^ Merel N. van Kassel, Koen J. van Haeringen, Matthijs C. Brouwer, Merijn W. Bijlsma, Diederik van de Beek. Community-acquired group B streptococcal meningitis in adults. Journal of Infection. 2020;80(3):255-260. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2019.12.002.

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 *Identified with the help of a [[CAMP test]], where β-hemolysis is induced by the presence of ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]''
+=== Epidemiology ===
-== Clinical Manifestations ==
+* Previously the most common cause of [[neonatal sepsis]], until screening and prophylaxis during pregnancy and deliverybecame routine
-=== Neonatal ===
+==Clinical Manifestations==
-* May be either early-onset (< 7 days old) or late-onset (7 to 90 days old)
-* Presents with [[Causes::bacteremia]], [[Causes::sepsis]], [[Causes::pneumonia]], and [[Causes::meningitis]]
+===Neonatal===
-=== Older Children and Adults ===
+*May be either early-onset (< 7 days old) or late-onset (7 to 90 days old)
-* Similar spectrum of illness to [[Streptococcus pyogenes]]
+*Presents with [[Causes::bacteremia]], [[Causes::sepsis]], [[Causes::pneumonia]], and [[Causes::meningitis]]
+===Older Children and Adults===
-== Management ==
+*Similar spectrum of illness to [[Streptococcus pyogenes]]
-* Treated with [[Is treated by::penicillin]], [[Is treated by::amoxicillin]], or a [[Cephalosporin|first-generation cephalosporin]]
+==Management==
+*Treated with [[Is treated by::penicillin]], [[Is treated by::amoxicillin]], or a [[Cephalosporin|first-generation cephalosporin]]
 {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Streptococcus agalactiae''}}
 [[Category:Gram-positive cocci]]