Group D streptococcal septicemia in the neonate
K. Bavikatte, R. L. Schreiner, J. A. Lemons and E. L. Gresham
The clinical course of 11 patients with neonatal group D streptococcal
septicemia is reviewed. Two of the infants died and hydrocephalus developed
in one. Group D Streptococcus, both enterococci and nonenterococci, should
be considered pathogenic in the neonate until proved otherwise. The
antibiotics of choice for treating such infections in the newborn are
ampicillin sodium and either kanamycin sulfate or gentamicin sulfate.
