Abstract
CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION has been focused on neonatal diseases caused by the group B beta hemolytic streptococcus; early diagnosis and differentiation from other infectious and noninfectious etiologies have been stressed.' There have been few reports of the use of counterimmunoelectrophoresis for identification and serotyping of group B organisms and for detection of antigen in body fluids of infants with group B streptococcal 7 We report our experience with burro type-specific antisera for groups Bra, Bn, and Bm streptococci compared to that with a rabbit Brn antiserum and a commercially available group-specific antiserum . Antigen was detected in blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, pleural fluid, or cord blood of21 infants, 20of whom had culture proven group B streptococcal disease.
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