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11 sie 2024 · Group B streptococcus can colonize the gastrointestinal and vaginal tracts of up to one-third of pregnant individuals and can cause various infections, including asymptomatic bacteriuria, urinary tract infections, chorioamnionitis, postpartum endometritis, pneumonia, puerperal sepsis, and bacteremia.
Targeted intravenous intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis has demonstrated efficacy for prevention of GBS early-onset disease (EOD) in neonates born to women with positive antepartum GBS cultures and women who have other risk factors for intrapartum GBS colonization.
1 mar 2021 · Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains the most common cause of neonatal early-onset sepsis among term infants and a major cause of late-onset sepsis among both term and preterm infants.
30 maj 2023 · To evaluate the choice of antibiotic used for intrapartum Group B Streptococcus (GBS) prophylaxis in pregnant individuals with reported penicillin allergies compared to those without reported penicillin allergies and investigate whether there are associated differences in neonatal outcomes.
30 lip 2019 · Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a bacterium that can colonize the genitourinary tract of pregnant women and is a leading cause of early-onset neonatal sepsis via vertical transmission. 1 Nearly one in five U.S. pregnant women are GBS colonized and the risk of vertical transmission at delivery is as high as 50%. 2 In 1996, the Centers for Disease ...
Group B Streptococcus, a common commensal in the gut of humans and in the lower genital tract in women, remains an important cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity.
During pregnancy, vaginal–rectal GBS surveillance is conducted in late pregnancy so that intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis can be administered to GBS-positive patients to prevent early-onset invasive neonatal GBS infection [1, 3].
