A grieving mother has called for routine testing for group B streptococcal bacteria in expectant women after her baby suffered catastrophic brain damage and died when he contracted the infection.

The primary endpoint, outcome on the GBS Disability Score (GBS-DS) at 8 weeks, showed 29% of patients treated with ...

Infant sepsis or blood infection in infants is one of the common causes of death among infants and children worldwide each ...

the low overall rates of early-onset GBS sepsis has precluded estimation of the impact on newborn infection. None of these studies was conducted in developing countries, and the validity of ...

agalactiae) interacts at the maternal-fetal interface. GBS infection in pregnancy increases risk for adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth, neonatal sepsis, and congenital neurodevelopmental ...

GBS colonisation may lead to late-term abortions, premature delivery or stillbirth; and in newborn children may result in sepsis, pneumonia or meningitis, all of which carry a significant risk of ...