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ArticleQatar medical journal2025

Breast milk-associated late-onset group B streptococcus sepsis in preterm triplets: A case report and literature review.

Manar Saleh, Wesam Abuqura, Fouad Abounahia, Ashraf Gad

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Manar SalehNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Women's Wellness and Research Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Wesam AbuquraNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Women's Wellness and Research Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Fouad AbounahiaNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Women's Wellness and Research Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Ashraf GadNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Women's Wellness and Research Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

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Background: Late-onset group B Case presentation: A set of preterm male triplets born at 30 weeks of gestation were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. At two weeks of age, the infants showed clinical manifestations of LOGBS sepsis, including septicemia. Additionally, one of the triplets developed meningitis complicated by hydrocephalus, while another developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Concurrently, their mother was diagnosed with mastitis and her breast milk cultures tested positive for GBS. The triplets were treated with systemic antibiotics. However, triplet B subsequently required a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus management, and triplet C underwent laparotomy for NEC treatment. Conclusion: The occurrence of LOGBS sepsis in these preterm triplets, coupled with maternal GBS mastitis and positive breast milk cultures, raises critical questions regarding breast milk as a possible route of transmission for LOGBS. Understanding this relationship is vital for improving clinical practice, particularly in the management of recurrent infections in this vulnerable population.

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breast milkCerebrospinal fluidgroup B streptococcuslate-onset group B streptococcusnecrotizing enterocolitisventriculoperitoneal shunt

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PMCPMC12109676

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