If you’ve been pregnant before or are approaching your third trimester, you’ve likely heard the term “Group B Strep” bandied about. Medical experts don’t actually know why some women have this ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Five patients were delabeled through electronic consult history alone. All patients who were GBS positive and ...

One common antibiotic for UTIs is nitrofurantoin (Macrobid). Nitrofurantoin has been associated with some birth defects. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that ...

Infants born to mothers whose placentas are infected with group B Streptococcus (GBS) are at an increased risk of neonatal unit (NNU) admission and sepsis, according to a new study from the University ...

In a recent study published in Nature Microbiology, a group of researchers investigated the clinical significance of Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus; GBS) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) ...

There’s a simple test for women nearing the end of their pregnancy that could save the life of their newborn child. With a swab of a woman’s rectum and vagina, doctors can determine whether she ...