Group B streptococcus is a leading cause of neonatal bacterial infections. Despite adoption of preventive strategies, cases of infection continue to occur and there is concern that widespread antimicrobial prophylaxis might delay rather than prevent disease onset, increasing the rates of late-onset diseases.
Dipartimento Materno-Infantile, Unità Operativa di Assistenza Neonatale, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo, 71-41100 Modena, Italy. berardi.alberto@policlinico.mo.it
