Group B, beta-hemolytic streptococci
Antiphagocytic polysaccharide capsule
Carried in vagina in females and urethral mucous membrane in males, and in GI (esp. rectum)
Transmission: Infected mother to baby at birth, and sexually
Leading cause of meningitis and septicemia in neonates.
Also causes pneumonia in neonates.
Occasionally causes endometritis in post-partum
Occasionally causes pneumonia or septicemia in immunocompromised persons.
Occasionally causes lower extremity infection in DM.
Gram-postive
Catalase negative
beta-hemolytic
Hydrolyze sodium hippurate
Remains sensitive to penicillin G and ampicillin
Pregnant carriers should be treated with ampicillin during labor if risk factors such as premature rupture of membranes or prolonged labor are present.
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Bibliography: LWW microbiology
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