MLO Hot Clips

Group B streptococcus: Beyond pregnancy and neonatal infections

Nicholas M. Moore, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS(ASCP)cm

June 15, 2023

Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as Group B streptococcus (GBS), is a gram-positive coccus that was first differentiated from other beta-hemolytic streptococcal species by...

Figure 1. CSF Wright-Giemsa stain of our patient, a 27-day-old female infant with severe LOD-GBS. A: Moderate degenerated WBCs (presumably PMNs) and an overwhelming number of GPC, suggesting advanced sepsis (original magnification 500x). B: Rare to few semi-intact eosinophils, distinguished by their large, red, acidophilic granules (original magnification 500x). C: Degenerated eosinophils with cytoplasmic contents, but with no apparent cytoplasm (original magnification 1000x).

Infectious Disease

Cerebrospinal fluid findings in neonatal Group B streptococcal meningitis

Marianne H. Travis, MLS-ASCP, MS

June 23, 2021

Box inset; GBS colonies (pink/red colonies; black arrows).

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence for the sensitive detection of Group B Streptococcus

Susan E. Sharp, PhD, DABMM, FAAM

Dec. 22, 2020