Screening of Group B Streptococcus in pregnancy: A systematic review for the laboratory detection
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is important since almost 1/3 of pregnant women are colonized with GBS, and as much as 50% passes to the newborns, sometimes resulting in severe neonatal infections; that is why there are mandatory guidelines for antepartum screening for GBS vaginal/rectal colonization. A...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2025-08-01
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| Series: | Open Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2025-1197 |
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| Summary: | Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is important since almost 1/3 of pregnant women are colonized with GBS, and as much as 50% passes to the newborns, sometimes resulting in severe neonatal infections; that is why there are mandatory guidelines for antepartum screening for GBS vaginal/rectal colonization. Also, bacteria other than GBS and yeasts may affect newborns; therefore, an increase in the current knowledge and improving the guidelines related to the prediction and prevention of neonatal early-onset infections are needed. |
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| ISSN: | 2391-5463 |