Antibiotic eradication of GBS from the maternal genital tract remains a controversial issue.doi:10.1007/BF01639046R. KretschmerI. BeckerSpringer-VerlagInfectionKretschmer RR. Bekner I 1980 Group B streptococcal disease in the newborn: an immunological challenge. Infection 8:245...
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Streptococcus agalactiaeor Group BStreptococcus(GBS) is an important pathogen that affects neonates, peripartum women and the elderly worldwide. Prenatal maternal screening for GBS and antibiotic treatment has reduced the rate of neonatal GBS disease but the best long-term solution for control of the...
group B streptococci. For definitive results use group B streptococcal antigen detection methods.Interpretation of Results Strep Group B Broth is intended only for use as an enrichment step for isolating group B streptococci. After incubation the broth should be sub-cultured onto a non-selective ...
Group B streptococcus is the major cause of neonatal sepsis in the United States. It is estimated that 2,000 infants die annually of syndromes related to group B streptococcus infection. In the early-onset syndrome, transmission is from mother to child, either in utero or during birth. Pneumon...
Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease.Despite substantial progress in prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal (GBS) disease since the 1990s, GBS remains the leading cause of early-onset neonatal sepsis in the United States. In 1996, CDC, in collaboration with relevant ...
Group B streptococcal disease in infants: a case control study. Group B streptococcal disease in infants: a case control study. Arch Dis Child 2009;94: 674-80.Heath PT, Balfour GF, Tighe H, Verlander NQ, La... Heath,T P.,Balfour,... - Archives of Disease in Childhood -- Fetal & ...
NEONATAL GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL (GBS) PNEUMONIA: AN IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASE?Pediatric Research publishes original papers, invited reviews, and commentaries on the etiologies of diseases of children and disorders of development, extending from molecular biology to epidemiology. Use of model organisms and in...
Presents a correction to the article "Group B Streptococcal Bacteremia in Nanopregnant Adults with Hepatic Disease in Korea," that was previously published in the 23 January 2002 issue of the "European Journal of Clininal Microbiology and Infectious Diseases."European Journal ...
Discusses the article `Barriers to prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease,' by H.S. Jafari et al, published in `Pediatric Infectious Diseases.' Practices related to prenatal screening for group B streptococcus; Antibiotic prophylaxis practices; Physician knowledge and attitudes associated ...