In term pregnant patients, is it safe to sweep membranes in group B Streptococcus (GBS)–positive patients?doi:10.1097/ebp.0000000000001844Ariana NestlerSusana PeraltaLauren RhoadesEvidence-Based Practice
A Randomised, Observer-Blind Trial to Evaluate the Immunogenicity, Safety, and Reactogenicity of a Group B Streptococcus Vaccine (GBS-NN/NN2) When 1 Dose is Administered Concomitantly With the Tdap Vaccine in Healthy-non Pregnant Women 18 to 49 Years of Age Compared to When Each Vaccine is Ad...
Among non-pregnant women, 26% were found to be GBS carriers by culture of urine sediment. Among pregnant women, the carrier rate was 3% by vaginal culture and 15% by culture of urine sediment. The serotypes of cases positive by vaginal vulture were identical with those positive by urine ...
20–25% pregnant women in the UK carry group B streptococcus (GBS) which, if left undetected, is transmitted from pregnant mothers to their babies during birth in 36% of cases. This transmission leads to early onset GBS infection (EOGBS) in 1% of babies
These include screening pregnant women for GBS colonization, treating pregnant women with GBS colonization with antibiotics, and delivering infants early if the mother has GBS colonization [6,7,20]. The increased use of IAP may have an impact on the incidence of early-onset non-GBS sepsis and ...