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Cellulitis and Sepsis Caused by Group A Streptococcus in Saudi Neonate: Case Report
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Cellulitis and Sepsis Caused by Group A Streptococcus in Saudi Neonate: Case Report

Badr Hasan Sobaih and Adnan Hadid
KUWAIT MEDICAL JOURNAL, Vol.48(3), pp.253-254
01/09/2016

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General & Internal Medicine Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medicine, General & Internal Science & Technology
We report a 40 day-old infant with late onset group A cellulitis and sepsis presented with fever and neck swelling with redness and tenderness. He was seriously affected and ventilated. Group A streptococcus (GAS) was isolated from blood within 24 hours. He was dramatically improved with proper antibiotics and discharged home in good condition. Mother was healthy. We believe that the source of GAS was one of his brothers with tonsillitis, but no evaluation was done to confirm it.

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