Mother's urgent warning after her healthy three-
Fleur Edwards, of Devon, went to sleep in August 2018, but never woke up. She had been in contact with many adults the hours before her death, caused by group B strep infection. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Clinical Symptoms Can An Infant with Polycythemia Have?
Discussion
Polycythemia is defined as a venous hematocrit of > 65% or a venous hemoglobin of > 22 g/dL. Capillary values are unreliable and any values greater than normal should be repeated with a venous sampling for confirmation. Hyperviscosity is distinct from polycythemia and “… is defined as a viscosity greater than 14.6 cP at a shear rate of 11.5 per second, or a value 2 standard deviations above the mean.” Hyperviscosity is difficult to measure in the clinical setting therefore polycythemia is often used as a proxy.
Polycythemia occurs in about ~1.5-5% of births. Risk factors for it includes...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 29, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Oregon mom criticizes hospital after staff sent her baby home who later died from a rare infection
Ginger McCall, from Salem, Oregon, said her seven-week-old daughter, Evianna, developed bacterial meningitis from Group B strep bacteria. She died two days after the first symptoms began. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Invasive Group B Strep Rising Among Nonpregnant Adults Invasive Group B Strep Rising Among Nonpregnant Adults
Physicians should consider invasive GBS, experts say, as a new report shows there is a large, medically complex group of patients at risk for infection.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Intrapartum Group-B-Streptococcus Molecular Screening Cost-Effective Intrapartum Group-B-Streptococcus Molecular Screening Cost-Effective
Point-of-care intrapartum group B streptococcus (GBS) PCR testing cost-effectively reduces disease rates and antibiotic use in newborns, researchers from France report.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Early-Onset Group B Strep Infections Drop in U.S. Neonates (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Rates of late-onset GBS disease, however, have not decreased, and study finds other concerns (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - January 17, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Rates of Early-Onset Group B Strep Down Among U.S. Infants
(MedPage Today) -- But rates of late-onset GBS disease have remained stable (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 14, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Improve training on group B strep to 'save money and babies' lives'
Maternity staff need more training on how to prevent, identify and treat group B streptococcus infections to stop babies needlessly dying or being left with life-changing disabilities, says a new report. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - December 7, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Group B streptococcal disease in UK and Irish infants younger than 90 days, 201415: a prospective surveillance study
This surveillance study found an incidence of 0 · 94 cases of group B streptococcus per 1000 livebirths in UK and Ireland in 2014-15 with a cases fatality rate of 6.2%. The authors report that the incidence has increased since 2000-2001 and that new strategies for prevention are required. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Father sues Legacy Health for $21.5M on behalf of brain-damaged daughter
A father has filed a $21.5 million malpractice lawsuit on behalf of his daughter, alleging she suffered brain damage as a newborn because Legacy Health delayed diagnosing and treating her respiratory failure.
Justin Barnett filed says in a complaint filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court that his daughter was born premarturely at Legacy Emanuel Hospital on Oct. 14, 2013. The baby’s mother tested positive for Group B Streptococcus, placing the baby at risk of infection. She was hospitalized in… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - October 30, 2018 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news
Father sues Legacy Health for $21.5M on behalf of brain-damaged daughter
A father has filed a $21.5 million malpractice lawsuit on behalf of his daughter, alleging she suffered brain damage as a newborn because Legacy Health delayed diagnosing and treating her respiratory failure.
Justin Barnett filed says in a complaint filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court that his daughter was born premarturely at Legacy Emanuel Hospital on Oct. 14, 2013. The baby’s mother tested positive for Group B Streptococcus, placing the baby at risk of infection. She was hospitalized in… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - October 30, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news
Shortened IV Antibiotic Course Works for Uncomplicated Group B Strep Shortened IV Antibiotic Course Works for Uncomplicated Group B Strep
A shorter course of intravenous antibiotics was safe and effective for infants with uncomplicated, late-onset group B Streptococcus (GBS), in a retrospective study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - October 15, 2018 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Low Recurrence With Shortened IV Abx Course in GBS Bacteremia
THURSDAY, Oct. 11, 2018 -- For infants with uncomplicated, late-onset group B Streptococcus (GBS) bacteremia, a shortened intravenous (IV) course of antibiotic therapy is sometimes prescribed and is associated with low rates of disease recurrence... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 11, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Teenage mother spent two days with her baby thanks to cuddle cot
Amy Harford, 19, from Wiltshire was devastated when her daughter Mia died just 13 hours after birth from group B strep infection, but was able to spend two days 'making memories' with her. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Grimsby mother demands all pregnant women are checked for common bug
Chelsea O'Brien, from Grimsby, passed Group B Strep (GBS) to her daughter, Olivia, during birth. The youngster survived her close encounter with death. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 2, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
