Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a bacteria about 25% of pregnant women carry. It's rare for babies to get GBS disease from ...

Nexsen Biotech Pty Ltd. developed a rapid diagnostic test for Group B Streptococcus, a highly prevalent and potentially fatal bacteria that is the single largest maternal health problem faced by ...

A refusal by the Department of Health to test pregnant women specifically for a deadly infection is putting 80 babies’ lives at risk a year, a charity warned yesterday. A specific swab for group B ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - All pregnant women should be routinely screened for Group B streptococcus, a major cause of illness and death among newborns, according to the American College of ...

WASHINGTON -- Hospitals will soon be able to offer women in premature labor or who missed prenatal care a crucial test that may help protect hundreds of babies from a potentially deadly childbirth ...

Beautiful newborn baby boy in the neonatal intensive care unit sleeping This review provides a concise overview of the prevention of Group B Streptococcus in the newborn.

About a quarter of all women carry bacteria that causes group B strep infection. Group B strep bacteria are usually not harmful to you and won't make the people around you sick. But these bacteria can ...

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