Group B streptococcus, a mostly benign inhabitant of healthy adults, is one of the world’s leading causes of neonatal sepsis and meningitis. A team of investigators has now shown that such cases might occur when the microbe mutates within the infant following transmission from the mother.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150819083417.htm
Following maternal transmission, group B strep mutates to sicken infants
19 agosto 2015
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