Katzenstein A L, Davis C, Braude A
J Infect Dis. 1976 Apr;133(4):430-5. doi: 10.1093/infdis/133.4.430.
The radiographic changes of hyaline membrane disease were seen in seven of eight infants with group B beta-hemolytic streptococcal sepsis. Hyaline membranes were found throughout the lungs of all six infants who were examined after death. The most striking finding was the presence of group B streptococci within the membranes of five infants. Streptococci were so numerous in one instance that they comprised the bulk of the membrane. Another infant uas thought to have classical hyaline membrane disease until numerous group B streptococci were found within the membranes when lung sections were examined with special stains. No other organisms were identified within the membranes of any infant. These findings suggest that infection with group B streptococcus may cause a syndrome clinically and radiologically indistinguishable from hyaline membrane disease.
在8例B组β溶血性链球菌败血症婴儿中，有7例出现了透明膜病的影像学改变。在所有6例死后接受检查的婴儿的全肺中均发现了透明膜。最显著的发现是5例婴儿的透明膜内存在B组链球菌。在1例中，链球菌数量众多，构成了膜的主体。另有1例婴儿在未用特殊染色检查肺切片发现膜内有大量B组链球菌之前，一直被认为患有典型的透明膜病。在任何婴儿的透明膜内均未发现其他病原体。这些发现表明，B组链球菌感染可能导致一种在临床和放射学上与透明膜病无法区分的综合征。
