Evidence · Other
Clinical Overview of Group B Strep Disease
- Early-onset sepsis
- Infection
- Late-onset sepsis
- Medical
- Nursing
Summary
A CDC clinical overview webpage on group B streptococcal disease across all ages, including pregnant women, fetuses and neonates. It outlines risk factors for neonatal disease (maternal colonisation, prolonged rupture of membranes, preterm delivery), early-onset and late-onset neonatal syndromes, and complications such as meningitis and neurological sequelae. It highlights intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis as the means of preventing early-onset disease, notes there is no effective prevention for late-onset disease, and mentions antibiotic resistance concerns and candidate maternal vaccines.
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