Nature

Neonatal Early-onset Group B Streptococcal Disease in the Era of Intrapartum Chemoprophylaxis: Residual Problems

OBJECTIVE: To identify limitations of current strategies for intrapartum prophylaxis of neonatal early-onset group B streptococcal infection. METHODS: Retrospective review of infants with ...
Nature

Late-Onset Group B Streptococcal Infection in Identical Twins: Insight to Disease Pathogenesis

Twin gestation is known to be a risk factor for development of invasive GBS disease. 6,7 Here we describe late-onset GBS infection affecting a pair of identical twins. The unique aspect of this case ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Group B Streptococcal Disease

Summary statistics are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Active Bacterial Core Surveillance reports 1-3 except for data on pregnant persons (from Phares et al. 4). Group B ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Evaluation of Universal Antenatal Screening for Group B Streptococcus

Group B streptococcal disease is one of the most common infections in the first week after birth. In 2002, national guidelines recommended universal late antenatal screening of pregnant women for ...
Medscape

Higher Rates of Group B Strep Disease Found in Black and Asian Newborns

Health charities called for action to address racial health disparities after population-wide analysis by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) found that Black and Asian neonates had a significantly ...