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Group B streptococcal (GBS) infection of the neonate can produce meningitis, bacteremia, or both. Early GBS infection, occurring within the first few hours of birth, is thought to be due to intrauterine transmission, whereas later-onset infection is related to transmission while the infant travels through the birth canal. Authors now report a case of late-onset GBS bacteremia in an infant whose mother ingested heat-dried, commercially prepared placenta delivered as afterbirth of this gestation.
In September 2016, the Oregon Health Authority received notice of GBS bacteremia attributed to Streptococcus agalactiae in a 16-day-old infant. The child, born at term, had early-onset GBS bacteremia, was treated for 11 days with ampicillin, and was d…