During the 1990s, the incidence of disease caused by mother-to-child transmission of group
B streptococcus fell by 65 percent, from 1.7 to 0.6 case per 1000 live births. 1 The decline …

For the past 15 years, North Americans have struggled to quantify and cost neonatal early
onset group B streptococcal (EOGBS) infection, and to outline strategies for its prevention. A …

Background 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 …

Background Guidelines issued in 1996 in the United States recommend either screening of
pregnant women for group B streptococcal colonization by means of cultures (screening …

Despite notable advances in the treatment of sick newborn infants, bacterial infections
during the first week of life continue to claim hundreds of lives. The most common of these …

Group B streptococci garnered attention during the 1970s when they surpassed Escherichia
coli and Staphylococcus aureus to become the principal causes of sepsis in early infancy …

The burden of early onset neonatal sepsis due to group B Streptococcus (GBS) has declined
substantially over the past 20 years as a result of widespread use of intrapartum antibiotic …

Background Group B streptococcal infections are a leading cause of neonatal mortality, and
they also affect pregnant women and the elderly. Many cases of the disease in newborns …

To determine risk factors for neonatal group B streptococcal (GBS) disease, a cohort study
was conducted in Atlanta of infants with invasive GBS disease during 1982 and 1983 …

OBJECTIVES: Our purpose was to evaluate the current practice of antimicrobial prophylaxis
of preterm and low-birth-weight infants and to determine the impact of intrapartum fever …