An overview of global GBS epidemiology

K Le Doare, PT Heath - Vaccine, 2013 - Elsevier
Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus (GBS)), remains the leading cause of
neonatal sepsis and meningitis in many countries and an important cause of disease in …

Real-time PCR in clinical microbiology: applications for routine laboratory testing

MJ Espy, JR Uhl, LM Sloan… - Clinical microbiology …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Real-time PCR has revolutionized the way clinical microbiology laboratories diagnose many
human microbial infections. This testing method combines PCR chemistry with fluorescent …

妊娠晚期孕妇B 族链球菌带菌状况的检测及带菌对妊娠结局的影响

时春艳, 曲首辉, 杨磊, 杨慧霞 - 中华妇产科杂志, 2010 - cqvip.com
目的探讨妊娠晚期孕妇B 族链球菌带菌状况的检测方法及带菌对妊娠结局的影响.
方法收集2008 年12 月—2009 年6 月在北京大学第一医院妇产科进行B 族链球菌检测的孕妇 …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease

S Schrag, R Gorwitz, K Fultz-Butts, A Schuchat - MMwr recomm rep, 2002 - cdc.gov
Group B streptococcus (GBS) remains a leading cause of serious neonatal infection despite
great progress in perinatal GBS disease prevention in the 1990s. In 1996, CDC, in …

[HTML][HTML] Real-time PCR in the microbiology laboratory

IM Mackay - Clinical microbiology and infection, 2004 - Elsevier
Use of PCR in the field of molecular diagnostics has increased to the point where it is now
accepted as the standard method for detecting nucleic acids from a number of sample and …

Effect of serologic status and cesarean delivery on transmission rates of herpes simplex virus from mother to infant

ZA Brown, A Wald, RA Morrow, S Selke, J Zeh, L Corey - Jama, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Context Neonatal herpes most commonly results from fetal exposure to infected maternal
genital secretions at the time of delivery. The risk of transmission from mother to infant as it …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of universal antenatal screening for group B streptococcus

MK Van Dyke, CR Phares, R Lynfield… - … England Journal of …, 2009 - Mass Medical Soc
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 …

Maternal and neonatal herpes simplex virus infections

L Corey, A Wald - New England Journal of Medicine, 2009 - Mass Medical Soc
Whether it is caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 or type 2, neonatal HSV infection
is a devastating disease if untreated, and more than 30% of pregnant women in the United …

Intrapartum GBS screening and antibiotic prophylaxis: a European consensus conference

GC Di Renzo, P Melin, A Berardi… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Group B streptococcus (GBS) remains worldwide a leading cause of severe neonatal
disease. Since the end of the 1990s, various strategies for prevention of the early onset …

Molecular Quantification of Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae Loads to Predict Bacterial Vaginosis

JP Menard, F Fenollar, M Henry… - Clinical Infectious …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a poorly detected public health problem that is
associated with preterm delivery and for which no reliable diagnostic tool exists. Methods …