Here's what you need to know about Group B strep in pregnancy, including testing, treatment, and how it might impact your ...

On the strength of phase 2 data, the FDA has awarded coveted breakthrough status to Pfizer's vaccine against Group B Streptococcus (GBS), given to expectant mothers to prevent invasive infections ...

Group B Streptococcus is bacteria that cause stillbirths and invasive disease and infant death. The most comprehensive analysis of GBS released on 6 November 2017 shows the highest incidence of ...

We report 6 cases of group B streptococcal prosthetic joint infections seen in our institution and review 8 previously reported cases. These 14 patients (6 men and 8 women) had an average age of 69.

in a Series B funding round to take its novel group B streptococcus (GBS) vaccine into mid-stage clinical trials. When and if the pandemic finally recedes there will still be an ongoing issue with ...

Northern Ireland's politicians have jointly called for Group B Strep screening for all pregnant women. Group B Strep is the most common cause of serious infection in newborn babies in the UK.

Screening for a life-threatening bacterial infection of babies is to be offered in a trial with 80 hospitals in England, Wales and Scotland. About 150,000 pregnant women - one in five - carry ...

Specifically she is interested in the mechanisms by which Group B Streptococcus (GBS; S. agalactiae) interacts at the maternal-fetal interface. GBS infection in pregnancy increases risk for adverse ...

Her history and prenatal course were uncomplicated. She had a negative group B streptococcus culture at 36 weeks. She began contracting at 7 AM and was seen for evaluation at 8 AM. At that time ...

It’s the UK’s most common cause of life threatening infection in newborn babies and is carried by around 150,000 pregnant women every year, yet GBS, Group B Streptococcus screening is not ...