<prompt> Neonatal meningitis acquired during passage through bih canal is due to -Streptococcus agalactiaeS. equisimilusS. pyogenesPnemococci  <response>: Ans. is a i.e., Streptococcus agalactiae . Str agalactiae a grp B streptococcus is the single most common cause of neonatal meningitis in the west. . It produces two types of infection in the new born :? - Early onset within a week of bih -- Infection is acquired from the maternal vagina - Late onset 2nd to 12th weeks -- Infection is obtained from the environment 