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New Strategies for Preventing Perinatal Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Infections [PDF]

Pathogens
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a component of the natural human microbiota, colonizing the genitourinary tract and the distal gastrointestinal tract.
Dorota Kaminska, Magdalena Ratajczak, Wiktoria Nowicka, Jolanta Dlugaszewska, Marzena Gajecka   +4 more
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Emerging infection: streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome caused by group B Streptococcus (GBS), Streptococcus agalactiae [PDF]

Autopsy and Case Reports
Streptococcus agalactiae or Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infections are commonly associated with infections in neonates and pregnant women. However, there has been a rising incidence in nonpregnant adults.
Fareed Rajack, Shawn Medford, Ali Ramadan, Tammey Naab   +3 more
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MATERNAL RISK FACTORS FOR GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS (GBS) VAGINAL COLONIZATION [PDF]

Acta Scientifica Malaysia, 2022
Approximately 18% of pregnant women are colonized with Group B streptococcus (GBS), which are β-hemolytic, gram-positive bacteria. GBS conversion from the asymptomatic commensal in the vagina to an invasive pathogen predisposes the pregnant women to ...
Hanan H. Wahid, Ayesha Bahez, Mohammed I. A. Mustafa Mahmud, Farih N. Hashim, Norhidayah Kamarudin, Roesnita Baharuddin, Ahmad M. Ahmad Mustafa, Hamizah Ismail   +7 more
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Group B Streptococcus (GBS) colonization is dynamic over time, whilst GBS capsular polysaccharides-specific antibody remains stable [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 2022
John S Tregoning, Olwenn Daniel
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Evaluation of the Xpert Xpress GBS test for rapid detection of group B Streptococcus in pregnant women

Microbiology Spectrum
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains the leading cause of serious neonatal infection. Prenatal screening for vaginal and rectal GBS colonization is necessary in late pregnancy.
Yuanfang Zhu, Lehui Yi
exaly   +3 more sources

Detection of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) from Antenatal Screening, Maternal GBS Colonization and Incidence of Early-Onset Neonatal Disease (GBS-EOD): A National Survey, December 2022 to February 2023, Italy [PDF]

Microorganisms
Michela Sabbatucci, Roberta Cretì
exaly   +2 more sources

Incidence of Vaginal Colonization of Group B Streptococci among Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital – Chennai, India

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022
Streptococcus agalactiae or Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an important pathogen, which can cause serious illness and sometimes death especially in newborns, pregnant women and in people with compromised immune system.
Jayashree Hariharan, Preethi Venkatesan, Priyadarshini Shanmugam   +2 more
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PhenoMATRIX™ for the screening of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) carriage in pregnant women: ready to get rid of the LIM broth? [PDF]

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Jacques Schrenzel, Abdessalam Cherkaoui, Gesuele Renzi   +2 more
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Proportions of Group B Streptococcus Isolation from Pregnant Women's Vaginal and Rectal Swab Specimens at a Tertiary Hospital in Surabaya, Indonesia

Folia Medica Indonesiana, 2023
Highlights: • Rectal and vaginal swab specimens were collected from pregnant women, and there was no significant difference in the proportions of group B Streptococcus isolation.
Ivanna, Eddy Bagus Wasito, Kartuti Debora   +2 more
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ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AMONG STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIA COLONIZERSIN PREGNANT WOMEN [PDF]

Ain Shams Medical Journal, 2021
Background: Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS), a leading cause of sepsis and meningitis in infants, can be transmitted vertically from mother to infant during passage through the birth canal. Detection of GBS colonization in perinatal
Mona Ragay, Noha Fahim, Sherin El Masry
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