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Group B Streptococcus Pneumonia
Etiology: infection caused by passage through the birth canal and often associated with early / prolonged rupture of membranes
CXR: normal lung volumes and prominent fine interstitial markings with +/- pleural effusion and does not resolve in 1-2 days, initially it is radiographically indistinguishable from transient tachypnea of the newborn
Clinical: Group B streptococcus causes pneumonia at 1 week of life and meningitis at 1 month of life
Cases of Group B Streptococcus Pneumonia
Initial CXR shows normal lung volumes and fine interstitial infiltrates.