Guideline
Puopolo KM, Lynfield R, Cummings JJ; American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Committee on Infectious Diseases. Management of Infants at Risk for Group B Streptococcal Disease. Pediatrics. 2019;144(2):e20191881.
- Early-onset sepsis
- Infection
- Late-onset sepsis
- Medical
- Nursing
This guideline is from 2019, more than five years ago. Check whether a newer version exists and which version your unit follows.
Summary
This American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report, from the Committee on Fetus and Newborn and Committee on Infectious Diseases, addresses the management of newborn infants at risk of group B streptococcal (GBS) disease. It covers risk assessment and evaluation of infants born to mothers with GBS colonisation or related risk factors, including preterm and term infants. Themes include early-onset and late-onset GBS disease, the role of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis, and approaches to diagnostic evaluation and empirical treatment.
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