Vijayan Sh, Noyal MJ, Thirunavukkarasu AB, Latha Ch, Sujatha S. Genital tract group B streptococcal colonization in pregnant women: a South Indian perspective. J Infect Dev Ctries 2011; 5(8):592-5.Sharmila V, Joseph NM, Arun Babu T, Chaturvedula L, Sistla S. Genital tract group B ...
Introduction: During the last few decades, group B Streptococcus (GBS) has emerged as an important pathogen. The major reservoirs for GBS are the vagina and the peri-anal regions/rectum, and the colonization of these regions is a risk factor for subsequent infection in pregnant women and newbor...
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is one of the most common bacteria isolated in human chorioamnionitis, which is a major risk factor for premature birth and brain injuries. Males are at greater risk than females for developing lifelong neurobehavioural disord
Also Known As: Group B Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus, Group B Streptococcus, Group B Strep, GBS, Strep Group B, Streptococcus agalactiae, Beta-hemolytic Strep Culture Board Approved At a Glance Why Get Tested? To screen a pregnant woman for the presence of group B streptococcus (GBS) in her...
Because GBS has been demonstrated to invade not only epithelial cells of the female genital tract but also neonatal respiratory and lung epithelial cells as well as brain microvascular endothelial cells, it will be important to investigate each individual Alp family member in relation to the ability...
Globally, the burden from group A strep infections is even greater. For example, the World Health Organization estimates: 111 million children in the developing world have impetigo 470,000 new cases of acute rheumatic fever occur each year 282,000 new cases of rheumatic heart disease occur ea...
Swabs were inoculated in StrepB Carrot (Hardy Diagnostics, Santa Maria, CA, USA) or LIM broth (Hardy Diagnostics) and transported to the National Hospital Abuja laboratory for culture within 4 h. None of the women received IAP regardless of the GBS culture results. Blood cultures from newborns...
JP is the Chief Executive of Group B Strep Support, a Charity working to stop GBS in babies. JP received support from Cepheid to attend an academic conference in 2016, from Pfizer to attend a summit for vaccine advocacy stakeholders in the USA in 2019 and from i- CONSENT to attend ...
especially in the elderly or people with underlying medical conditions1. GBS may be a part of gastrointestinal and genital microbiota in 10–30% of healthy adults, including pregnant women2. In neonates and infants, GBS is mainly presented as two distinct syndromes: early-onset disease (EOD), ...
Genital group B Streptococcus carrier rate and serotype distribution in Korean pregnant women: implications for group B streptococcal disease in Korean neonates. J Perinat Med 2010;38:373-7.Hong JS, Choi CW, Park KU et al. Genital group B Strepto- coccus carrier rate and serotype distribution ...