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Original Article
Clinical Study of Group B β-Hemolytic Streptococcal Meningitis
Seo-Young Lee, Sou-Jeong You, Deok-Soo Kim, Tae-Sung Ko
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(12):1224-1229.   Published online December 15, 2003
Purpose : Bacterial meningitis is a serious disease, especially in the neonatal period, and it carries a significant degree of mortality and morbidity. Group B streptococcus(GBS) is a common cause of neonatal bacterial meningitis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical manifestations, treatment results and complications of GBS meningitis. Methods : We analyzed 29 cases retrospectively who had...
Clinical Observation of Neonatal Group B β-Hemolytic Streptococcal Meningiti
Yeon Chung Chung, Mi Won Kim, Yong Kyu Lee, Yun Jong Kang, Jung Wan Seo, Jin Keun Chang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(3):347-355.   Published online March 15, 1994
Neonatal meningitis caused by the Group Bβ-hemolytic streptococcus was first reported in 1958. In recent years this organism has assumed major importance in the etiology of neonatal infection. In Korea, this organism is likely to play an increasing role in neonatal infection. So this investigation was designed to report the 9 cases of Group B β-hemolytic streptococcus infected neonates admitted to...
Case Report
Three Cases of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Meningitis.
Jae Kwang Hong, Hyun Mo Cheong, Jung Sik Min, June Tae Park, Chang Hee Choi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(7):777-783.   Published online July 31, 1987
We have experienced three cases of neonatal meningitis caused by group B streptococcus, which were confirmed by slide coagglutination test. One case was an early-onset type and the other two cases were late-onset type. These cases are reported with a brief review of the literatures.