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 …

Objective To review the evidence in the literature and to provide recommendations on the
management of pregnant women in labour for the prevention of early-onset neonatal group …

Using serotyping, multilocus sequence typing, and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of
selected strains, we studied the population structure of 102 group B Streptococcus (GBS) …

Background. Current prevention of infection due to group B Streptococcus (GBS) involves
giving intrapartum antibiotics to women on the basis of either antenatal culture colonization …

Group B streptococci (GBS) cause severe invasive disease in both neonates and adults.
Understanding the epidemiology of GBS provides information that can include determining …

Background Population-based studies conducted in single regions or countries have
identified significant changes in the epidemiology of invasive group B streptococcus (GBS) …

Background: Infection with group B streptococcus (GBS) is a major cause of neonatal illness
and death. We examined the antenatal and perinatal risk factors for early-onset GBS …

RETIRED: The prevention of early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal disease RETIRED:
The prevention of early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal disease J Obstet Gynaecol …

Aim: To assess trends in the epidemiology of culture‐proven and clinical neonatal sepsis of
vertical transmission in the era of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis. Methods: Since 1995 …

Background. Although intrapartum antimicrobial prophylaxis has lowered the incidence of
early onset group B Streptococcus (GBS) sepsis, there are concerns that the increased use …