\s=b\A full-term infant of an appropriate size for gestational age was found to have meningitis due to Lancefield group B \ g = b \ \ x = r e q -\ hemolytic streptococci at 8 weeks of age. On admission, the baby had bulging tympanic membranes Lancefield group B \g=b\-hemolyticstreptococci were isolated from aspirate of the middle ear, supporting the importance of otitis media in the pathogenesis of late-onset Lancefield group B \g=b\-hemolyticstreptococcal meningitis.

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