The Group B Strep Association is a non-profit organization formed in 1990 to promote prenatal screening for Group B Streptococcus, a type of bacteria that is found in the lower intestine of 10-35% of all healthy adults and in the vagina and/or lower intestine of 10-35% of all healthy, adult women. Seeing your newborn needlessly dying in the intensive care unit, watching your child learn to walk ...

GROUP B STREP SUPPORT What Is Group B Streptococcus What Does GBS Do Who is most at risk What can be done to prevent GBS infections developing in babies How should babies born into these high risk situations be treated What can you do to help save babies' lives Contact Information More Documentation Links to other GBS related sites This site is best viewed with a browser which supports ...

Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease Frequently Asked Questions What is group A streptococcus(GAS) How are group A streptococci spread What kind of illnesses are caused by group A streptococcal infection How common is invasive group A streptococcal disease Why does invasive group A streptococcal disease occur Who is most at risk for getting invasive group A streptococcal disease What are ...

Group B Strep (GBS) is an infection that has serious but preventable effects on newborn babies. 1. Consider joining one our e-mail mailing list for support of families who have felt the effects of GBS 2. Read the following FAQ's: Group B Strep FAQ Centers for Disease Control FAQ Straight Talk: Am I at risk of infecting my baby So you're Group B Strep Positive, NOW WHAT ! Group BStrep Myths 3.

Group B Strep (GBS) See also: Likelihood of Vancomycin-Resistant GBS Penicillin Resistant Group B Strep Subsections on this page: Avoid Membrane Stripping in GBS Positive Mothers New Approach to GBS Colonization Resources - About Group B Strep (GBS) Sources of GBS Infection GBS in Urinary Tract Negative Effects of Antibiotic Therapy Reducing GBS Colonization with Alternative Treatments Lower ...

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Vaccine for Group B Strep From: KIKASUE@aol.com (Linda Siegel) 12/2/1996, San Ramon Valley Times I read this in the paper yesterday. This is what it said: A Harvard physician has developed a vaccine that one day could protect thousands of babies from a potentially deadly infection that mothers now try to avoid by taking powerful antibiotics during childbirth. The threat is Group B Streptococcus, ...

Group B Streptococcus Group B streptococcus, or group B strep, is a bacterium that causes life- threatening infections in newborns. Group B strep can also cause disease in pregnant women, the elderly, and adults with other illnesses. Many people carry group B strep bacteria in their bodies without developing infection or illness. However, the bacteria can become deadly to people with weakened ...

National Library of Medicine - Medical Subject Headings 2001 MeSH MeSH Descriptor Data Return to Entry Page MeSH Heading Streptococcus agalactiae Tree Number B03.510.400.800.872.100 Annotation infection: coord IM with STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS (IM); DF: STREP AGALACTIAE Scope Note A bacterium which causes mastitis in cattle and occasionally in man. Entry Term Streptococcus Group B Allowable ...