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Group B Streptococcal Infection

Known as: GBS, Streptococcus agalactiae Infection 
Group B Streptococcus, also known as Streptococcus agalactiae, colonizes the vaginal and gastrointestinal tracts of up to 45% of healthy women and… Expand
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Bacterial InfectionsPerinatal Terminology

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2016
2016
Risk factors for Group B Streptococcus colonisation and disease in Gambian women and their infants
Summary Objectives To determine risk factors for GBS colonisation in Gambian mothers and in their infants from birth to day 60–89… Expand
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2014
2014
Prevalence of colonization by Streptococcus agalactiae among pregnant women in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
INTRODUCTION Maternal vaginal colonization by Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) has an important impact on neonatal health but has… Expand
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2009
2009
The incidence of Streptococcus Group B in 100 parturient women and the transmission of pathogens to the newborn.
OBJECTIVES Perinatal infections are one of the fundamental causes of early puerperal complications in mothers and neonates. The… Expand
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2007
2007
Management of the infant at increased risk for sepsis.
Neonatal sepsis continues to cause a significant proportion of perinatal mortality and long-term morbidity in the term and… Expand
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2006
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2006
Prevalence of colonisation with group B Streptococci in pregnant women of a multi-ethnic population in The Netherlands.
OBJECTIVE This study was performed to determine the prevalence of GBS and to identify GBS colonisation risk factors in a… Expand
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1997
1997
Longitudinal Study of Group B Streptococcus Carriage in Pregnancy
Objective: This prospective study was designed to 1) determine the prevalence of group B streptococcus (GBS) in our obstetric… Expand
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1997
1997
Increase of staphylococci in neonatal septicaemia: a fourteen‐year study
All cases of neonatal septicaemia during 1981‐94 were studied at Örebro Medical Centre Hospital, Sweden. One hundred and thirty… Expand
1986
1986
Group B Streptococcal Infection in Newborns
Despite notable advances in the treatment of sick newborn infants, bacterial infections during the first week of life continue to… Expand
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1983
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1983
The epidemiology of group B streptococcal colonization in pregnancy
Risk factors for cervicovaginal group B streptococcal colonization at 23-26 weeks' gestation were studied in 7742 women… Expand
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1979
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1979
Failure of penicillin to eradicate group B streptococcal colonization in the pregnant woman. A couple study.
Prophylactic treatment of couples with oral penicillin has been recommended as a means of eradicating GBS from the parturient… Expand
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