Epidemiology of Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in the United States, 1999-2005

@inproceedings{Benitz2009EpidemiologyOI,
  title={Epidemiology of Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in the United States, 1999-2005},
  author={William E. Benitz},
  year={2009}
}
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Neonatal group B streptococcal disease : burden of illness and assessment of preventability in British Columbia
Streptococcus agalactiae Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome
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The importance of early supportive management, antimicrobial therapy, and surgical intervention in patients with invasive Streptococcus agalactiae infection who present with shock is stressed.
Erratum to: Equality in Obstetrical Care: Racial/Ethnic Variation in Group B Streptococcus Screening
The online version of the original article can be found under doi:10.1007/s10995-010-0682-8.
Group B Streptococcus Colonization, Antibiotic Susceptibility, and Serotype Distribution among Saudi Pregnant Women
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GBS colonization was evident among pregnant women, and resistance to erythromycin and clindamycin was predominant among serotypes Ia, III, and V, the first to report the distribution of GBS serotypes based on molecular genotyping in Saudi Arabia.
Group B streptococcus (GBS) is an important pathogen in human disease- but what about in cystic fibrosis?
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In adults with CF, GBS is uncommon and is generally a transient colonizer of the lower airways, despite the presence of structural lung disease and impaired innate immunity in CF, incident GBS infection did not increase PEx risk, PEx frequency, rate of lung function decline, or other adverse clinical outcomes.
A questionnaire study on the acceptability of self‐sampling versus screening by clinicians for Group B Streptococcus
Immune Response to Invasive Group B Streptococcus Disease in Adults
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Antibodies to capsular polysaccharides and pilus proteins develop in recovering adults as well as in patients with central nervous system injuries.
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Among infants from birth through 6 days, the incidence of group B streptococcal disease was lower in 2003-2005 relative to 1999-2001, and this reduction coincided with the release of revised disease prevention guidelines in 2002.
Group B streptococcal disease in the era of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis.
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Over a six-year period, there has been a substantial decline in the incidence of group B streptococcal disease in newborns, including a major reduction in the excess incidence of these infections in black infants.
A population-based comparison of strategies to prevent early-onset group B streptococcal disease in neonates.
TLDR
Routine screening for group B streptococcus during pregnancy prevents more cases of early-onset disease than the risk-based approach, and recommendations that endorse both strategies as equivalent warrant reconsideration.