Streptococcus Gallolyticus Subsp. Pasteurianus Infection In A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Veroniek Saegeman (1) , Veerle Cossey (1) , Katherine Loens (2) , Annette Schuermans (1) , Philippe Glaser (3)

1 University Hospitals Leuven [Leuven]
2 UZA - Antwerp University Hospital [Edegem]
3 EERA - Ecologie et Evolution de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques / Ecology and Evolution of Antibiotics Resistance

We report nosocomial transmission of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus among 3 neonates, 1 of whom died. Genome analysis of the strains showed a specific pattern of metabolic and regulatory functions as well as of expressed antigens and antibiotic resistance genes that might have contributed to their specific virulence.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]

Veroniek Saegeman, Veerle Cossey, Katherine Loens, Annette Schuermans, Philippe Glaser. Streptococcus Gallolyticus Subsp. Pasteurianus Infection In A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2016, 35 (11), pp.1272-1275. ⟨10.1097/INF.0000000000001290⟩. ⟨pasteur-03107939⟩