Group B Streptococcus in the urine in nonpregnant adults: Disease or distraction?doi:10.1017/ash.2022.236Mongilardi, NicoleWilson, Brigid M.Bej, Taissa A.Briggs, Janet M.Banks, Richard E.Sunah SongJump, Robin L. P.Perez, FedericoAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology...
Even though Group B Streptococcus colonization is transient, without an active effort to eradicate the GBS colonization, it is likely that women will still be colonized after 37 weeks. The degree and location of colonization, especially if present in the mother's urine, which is not routinely te...
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) causes invasive infections in newborns and elderly individuals, but is a noninvasive commensal bacterium in most immunocompetent people. Recently, the incidence of invasive GBS infections has increased worldwide, and there is
The aim of this study was to test the sensitivity and specificity of antigen detection for group B streptococcus (GBS) from the urine of neonates with early onset GBS sepsis. GBS sepsis was defined as early (< 48 hours) signs of sepsis in a neonate colonised with GBS. Neonates of 26 wee...
Presence of group B Streptococcus (GBS) was identified by broth enrichment step, and traditional microbiologic methods and antibiotic sensitivity of isolates was noted. All mothers received intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP). Culture-positive sepsis, clinical sepsis, pneumonia, meningitis, and ...
Group B streptococcus is a significant pathogen for both mother and child. routine urine culture in pregnancy will identify and allow treatment of women with asymptomatic bacteriuria. An optimal protocol for the prevention of neonatal sepsis has not yet been developed. While intrapartum antimicrobial pr...
Group B Streptococcus is a type of bacterial infection that can be found in a pregnant woman’s vagina or rectum.
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An attempt was made to detect carriers of group B Streptococcus (GBS) among pregnant women by vaginal culture. Reported carrier rates have varied from 3% to 15% and one study has reported that cultures of urine sediment showed a very high positivity rate of 30% among non-pregnant women. In...
Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as Group BStreptococcus(GBS) is an opportunistic pathogen of humans and animals, which causes a diverse range of infections that encompasses asymptomatic colonization and severe and life-threatening systemic disease such as toxic shock-like syndrome1. GBS is the wor...