GBS Medical Articles & Abstracts
PRETERM INFO
AC Thomsen, L Morup, KB Hansen, The Lancet, 1(8533):591-593, 1987.
Prevention of Group B Streptococcal Disease in the Newborn
BS Apgar, MD, MS; G Greenberg, MD, MA; and G YEN, MD, American Family Physician, March 1 2005
“Compared with infants born to lightly colonized women, those born to heavily colonized women have 2.5 times the risk of infection. Neonates born to mothers who have GBS bacteriuria at any time during pregnancy are known to be more frequently and more heavily colonized with GBS and are more likely to develop sepsis.
Infections that occur in the first two days of life usually are caused by exposure to maternal organisms. Risk factors for neonatal transmission and infection are listed in Table 1. Compared with term newborns, preterm and low-birth-weight infants have increased rates of GBS sepsis.”
SCREENING
A Population-Based Comparison of Strategies to Prevent Early-Onset Group B Streptococcal Disease in Neonates
SJ Schrag et al., New England Journal of Medicine, 2002.
Study: Test All Pregnant Women for Group B Strep
HealthDayNews, 347 (4):233-239, July 2002.
SEPSIS
Sepsis Could be Underestimated in Newborn Babies
The Lancet, Issue 7, p. 1953, June 2003.
STILLBIRTH
Prediction and prevention of recurrent stillbirth
UM Reddy, Obstet Gynecol. 110(5):1151-64, November 2007.
Preventing Stillbirths
J Gramza, Science Central News, January 27, 2008
VACCINE
A New Vaccine Could Save Newborns
Video, at www.babytv.com.
What You Don't Know Can Hurt Your Newborn
Dr. Dele Davis, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Newsletter, Summer 2000.
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VAGINAL INFECTIONS
What is the best approach for managing recurrent bacterial vaginosis?
Grace A. Alfonsi, MD; Judith C. Shlay, MD, MSPH
Denver Health and Hospital Authority, University of Colorado Health Sciences Ctr. Sandi Parker, MLS: Denison Memorial Library, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver. Journal of Family Practice, Vol. 53, No. 8. August 2004.
Should we screen for bacterial vaginosis in those at risk for preterm labor?
Beth Potter, MD and Laura Jhorden, MD
Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison;
Marlene Porter, MLS, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo. Journal of Family Practice, Vol. 53(10) October 2004.
pHEM-ALERT® Vaginal pH Testing
Package inserts and informational brochure (pdf files) for an an easy, convenient, single-use device for vaginal pH testing. This test may help you decide if your vaginal symptoms are likely caused by an infection that may require follow-up by your healthcare provider.
Streptococcus agalactiae: a vaginal pathogen?
(Note: Streptococcus agalactiae is Group B Strep)
Maniatis AN, Palermos J, Kantzanou M, Maniatis NA, Christodoulou C, Legakis NJ. Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece. J Med Microbiol.;44(3):199-202, March 1996.
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PREVIOUS GBS BABY
Advice for Moms who have had a Previous GBS Infected Baby
By Lisa Porter
Lactobacilli in the female genital tract in relation to other genital microbes and vaginal pH. (abstract)
Rönnqvist PD, Forsgren-Brusk UB, Grahn-Håkansson EE.
Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Umeå University, Sweden. daniel.ronnqvist@essum.se
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2006;85(6):726-35
Informative question and answer on chronic GBS
Can group B streptococci cause symptomatic vaginitis? (abstract)
Honig E, Mouton JW , van der Meijden WI.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 1999;7(4):206-9.
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