Group B Streptococcal Bone and Joint Infections in Neonates and Infants

7/23/2019

Jaime G. Deville, MD

Jaime G. Deville, MD
I am a Clinical Professor at the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UCLA, where I teach and mentor undergraduate, graduate, medical students, residents, and Pediatric Infectious Disease fellows from our university and other national and international medical schools. My scientific career has focused in the field of pathogenesis, epidemiology and treatment of resistant gram-positive infections, HIV-1 pathogenesis, immune reconstitution, antiretrovirals, and vaccinology. I have done research in antibacterials, antifungals, and antiviral agents. I am the Principal Investigator at UCLA for several NIH-funded networks, including the International Maternal Pediatric and Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network, the DMID/Influenza DCR Network, the Pediatric Trials Network (PTN), the Adolescent Trials Network (ATN), and the INSIGHT Network. In addition, I am recipient of a HRSA Ryan White part D grant that funds the UCLA Family AIDS Network, a seven-center consortium that cares for uninsured women, infants, children and youth living with HIV.

Group B Strep International

7/24/2019 07:42:47 am

Thank you, Dr. Deville, for sharing your expertise on GBS bone and joint infections! Appreciate you sharing this information so that babies can be diagnosed appropriately sooner for better outcomes.

Jeanine F.

7/24/2019 09:10:12 am

Thank you for presentation! As a NICU nurse, I have witnessed instances where parents were not aware of the signs or that this was even a possibility.

Amber Nikkalo

7/25/2019 11:34:53 am

So important! My son had this, at first I thought he was just fussy having to get dressed and for diaper changes. Turns out he had GBS in a joint in his leg! Parents be aware! And thank you for presenting this, because even years later I didnt know all these detail!

Lorenzo Perez

7/25/2019 01:10:08 pm

Thank you for this information, Dr. Deville. Would it be possible for a baby to become infected with GBS in a bone or joint before birth?

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