Sudden infant death due to early-onset group B streptococcal sepsis diagnosed by post-mortem microbiology analysis - a case report

Sudden infants’ death is one of the most important matters in forensic medicine. The ability to pose a differential diagnosis between internal/infection and external/violent death is of paramount importance. Here, we report a case of a sudden death of an infant due to early-onset Group B Streptococcal (GBS) sepsis diagnosed by post-mortem microbiology analysis, since the mother was negative at vaginorectal GBS screening by culture. This case report highlights the importance of rapid and accurate nucleic acid amplification tests to detect GBS carriage status, especially in the delivery room.