Appelbaum P C, Friedman Z, Fairbrother P F, Hellmann J, Hallgren E J
Acta Paediatr Scand. 1980 Jul;69(4):559-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1980.tb07133.x.
Two cases of neonatal septicaemia due to group G streptococci (Streptococcus canis) are described. In one patient, infection coexisted with transient neonatal hyperthyroidism, while, in the other, concomitant group G streptococcal septicaemia and endometritis in the mother was seen. Group G streptococci are rare causes of infection, especially in the paediatric age group. Bacteria were identified by serological and biochemical methods. Both neonates responded well to penicillin therapy, but the maternal infection required combination therapy with penicillin G, gentamicin, and chloramphenicol. The literature on systemic group G streptococcal infection is briefly reviewed. With increasing use of serotyping in the identification of beta-haemolytic streptococci, non-group A organisms will probably be identified more frequently from neonatal and other infections.
本文描述了两例由G群链球菌（犬链球菌）引起的新生儿败血症病例。其中一名患者感染同时伴有短暂性新生儿甲状腺功能亢进，而另一名患者母亲则同时患有G群链球菌败血症和子宫内膜炎。G群链球菌是罕见的感染病因，尤其在儿童年龄组中。通过血清学和生化方法鉴定出细菌。两名新生儿对青霉素治疗反应良好，但母亲的感染需要青霉素G、庆大霉素和氯霉素联合治疗。本文简要回顾了关于全身性G群链球菌感染的文献。随着血清分型在β溶血性链球菌鉴定中的应用增加，非A群微生物可能会在新生儿及其他感染中更频繁地被鉴定出来。
