Following maternal transmission, group B strep mutates to sicken infants
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
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.