Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus Infection in Twin Infants

Abstract

Streptococcus gallolyticussubsp.pasteurianus, previously known asStreptococcus bovisbiotype II.2, is an uncommon pathogen in neonates. Nevertheless, it can cause severe neonatal sepsis and meningitis often clinically indistinguishable from those caused by group B streptococci and has been associated with considerable morbidity. We report the first known cases ofS. gallolyticussubsp.pasteurianusinfection in twin infants.