organisms
Last reviewed 01/2018
Organisms implicated include:
- group B beta-haemolytic streptococci - one-third of cases
- E. coli - one-third
- others - one-third:
- Listeria monocytogenes - 7%
- coliforms,
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- meningococci
- pneumococci
- non-group B beta-haemolytic streptococci
- Staphylococcus aureus or epidermidis