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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In newborns, symptoms of group B strep diseases, like fever and lethargy, typically appear within their first week of life. Adults typically have no symptoms, unless their infection is severe. Group B ...