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group B streptococcus |
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group B streptococcus Streptococcus agalactiae A streptococcus classified into 7 capsular serotypes, which is the leading cause of sepsis and meningitis in neonates; GBS affects 1.8/1000 infants aged ≤ 90 days, and causes morbidity
in ≥ 50,000 pregnant ♀/yr–US; it is a major pathogen of nonpregnant adults, affecting 2.4-4.4/105 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Group B streptococcus (GBS) has been a leading cause of neonatal illness and death in many parts of the world, especially industrialized countries, for several decades (1-5). Royle, "Intrapartum Antibiotics and Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis Caused by Group B Streptococcus and by Other Organisms in Australia," Australian Study Group for Neonatal Infections, Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 18(1999): 524-528. Women have roughly doubled odds of having herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection if they have abnormal vaginal flora or if they have ever had an uncircumcised sex partner, and their odds are increased by half if group B Streptococcus is present in the vagina. |
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