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Group B Strep (GBS) Infections

Selected References:

  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). 2019. ACOG Committee Opinion, number 782. Prevention of Group B Streptococcal early-onset disease in newborns: 2019. Obstet Gynecol, 134(1):e19-e40.
  • Bae GE, et al. 2016. Acute placental villitis as evidence of fetal sepsis: an autopsy case report. Pediatr Dev Pathol 19(2): 165-168.
  • Cape A, et al. 2013. Peripartum bacteremia in the era of group B streptococcus prophylaxis. Obstet Gynecol. 121(4):812-818.
  • Charles D, Larsen B. 10986. Streptococcal puerperal sepsis and obstetric infections: a historical perspective. Rev Infect Dise 8:411-422.
  • Daskalakis G, et al. 2023. Maternal Infection and Preterm Birth: From Molecular Basis to Clinical Implications. Children (Basel). 10(5):907.
  • Giakoumelou S, et al. 2016. The role of infection in miscarriage. Hum Reprod Update. 22(1):116-33.
  • Kenchington AL, Lamont RF. 2017. Group B streptococcal immunisation of pregnant women for the prevention of early and late onset Group B streptococcal infection of the neonate as well as adult disease. Expert Rev Vaccines. 16(1):15-25.
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  • Petersen KB, et al. 2014. Increasing prevalence of group B streptococcal infection among pregnant women. Dan Med J. 2014 Sep;61(9):A4908.
  • Ravel J, et al. 2021. Bacterial vaginosis and its association with infertility, endometritis, and pelvic inflammatory disease. Am J Obstet Gyn 224(3): 251-257.
  • Staford IA, et al. 2018. The strong correlation between neonatal early onset group B streptococcal disease and necrotizing enterocolitis. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 223:93-97.
  • S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 2024. Clinical Overview of Group B Strep Disease. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/group-b-strep/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html. Accessed September 30 2024.
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