Group B streptococcus incidence rises significantly among newborns
(The Lancet) Group B streptococcus, a major cause of serious infectious diseases including sepsis, meningitis, and pneumonia, has increased by about 60 percent among infants younger than 3 months in the Netherlands over the past 25 years despite the widespread use of prevention strategies, new research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases has found. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 19, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Current Status of Vaccine Development for Group B Streptococcus
The incidence of neonatal early-onset sepsis due to group B Streptococcus (GBS) has decreased with the use of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis, but GBS infection remains a significant clinical concern. Early-onset disease still occurs among term infants born to women falsely screened GBS-negative, and premature infants still disproportionately suffer from both early-onset and late-onset GBS infection. In addition, there is no current strategy for preventing GBS disease among elderly and immunocompromised, nonpregnant adults. The development of GBS vaccines with efficacy across serotypes may address many of the clinical g...
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - October 1, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Puopolo, K. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Late-Onset Group B Streptococcus in the Late-Preterm NeonateLate-Onset Group B Streptococcus in the Late-Preterm Neonate
In this case, a neonate develops late-onset group B streptococcus disease. What signs and symptoms should clinicians look for? Journal of Pediatric Health Care (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Journal Article Source Type: news
Genetic risk factor for premature birth found
Researchers have discovered a genetic risk factor for premature birth. The risk factor is related to a gene that codes for a protein that the scientists have found helps the body’s immune cells recognize and fight Group B Streptococcus (GBS) bacteria. These bacteria are found in the vagina or lower gastrointestinal tract of approximately 15 to 20 percent of healthy women, but may cause life-threatening infections, such as sepsis or meningitis in newborns, especially those born prematurely. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 6, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Genetic risk factor for premature birth found
(University of California - San Diego) Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a genetic risk factor for premature birth. The risk factor is related to a gene that codes for a protein that the scientists have found helps the body's immune cells recognize and fight Group B Streptococcus bacteria. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - May 5, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Legal Briefs: Late-Onset Group B Streptococcus Meningitis: Should It Happen in a Newborn Intensive Care Unit?
(Source: NeoReviews recent issues)
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - February 28, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Sims, M. E. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Announcements: Smartphone Application Available for Preventing Group B Streptococcus Infections
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 20, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Quidel Receives FDA Clearance for Its Hand-Held Molecular Diagnostic Test - AmpliVue(R) Group B Strep Assay
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) - Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ: QDEL), a provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, cellular-based virology assays and molecular diagnostic systems, announced today that it has received 510(k) cleara... Diagnostics, FDAQuidel, AmpliVue, Strep assay, Streptococcus (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - December 30, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Group B Strep: 'For months I believed I'd killed my baby'
As a mother tells of her newborn's death due to a treatable infection, Emma Hurst reports on the campaign to begin universal testing (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - October 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Damon Group B strep Bradley Streptococcus Katie Doherty Jane Plumb Lola Source Type: news
Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Infections: Current Status and Future Directions
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains the leading cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis in the United States, despite a dramatic 80% decline in the incidence of early-onset GBS disease with intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP). Perinatal GBS disease persists and the incidence of late-onset GBS disease is unchanged. Maternal immunization with conjugate vaccines for the most prevalent serotypes may have a role in further reducing early-onset disease but should have greater impact on late-onset disease. In addition, it could both reduce the problem of antibiotic resistance and potentially prevent adverse neuro-development...
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - May 31, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tumbaga, P. F., Philip, A. G. S. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Group B strep detection improved for pregnant women
Researchers have developed a rapid diagnostic test that can identify Group B Streptococcus colonization in antepartum patients in just 6.5 hours, while simultaneously allowing for the determination of antimicrobial susceptibility. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - April 1, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Group B strep detection improved for pregnant women
Researchers have developed a rapid diagnostic test that can identify Group B Streptococcus colonization in antepartum patients in just 6.5 hours, while simultaneously allowing for the determination of antimicrobial susceptibility. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - April 1, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
More Rapid Test For Group B Strep In Pregnancy
A more rapid laboratory test for pregnant women to detect potentially deadly Group B strep (GBS) has been successful at identifying GBS colonization in six and a half hours, according to the results of a study from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The more rapid test could be helpful for the 13 percent of patients who experience pre-term labor before they are screened for GBS, which usually occurs between 35 and 37 weeks of gestation. The current standard test takes 48 hours. Antibiotics can be administered at the time of delivery to kill the bacteria... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
UTHealth researchers say more rapid test for Group B strep successful
(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) A more rapid laboratory test for pregnant women to detect potentially deadly Group B strep (GBS) has been successful at identifying GBS colonization in six and a half hours, according to the results of a study from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Caesarean birth link to asthma lacks proof
Conclusion
Overall, this research provides some information on the amount of particular bacteria species present in the gut in the first few months of life of an extremely small number of babies. The study does not provide any evidence that the mode of delivery or feeding pattern was the cause of the bacterial levels measured. Neither does the study provide any evidence that being born by caesarean delivery leads to developing asthma later on in life, as the headline in the Mail Online suggests.
The researchers note that these findings are part of an ongoing study and future reporting will provide more information. There ...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
