Prevalence of maternal group B streptococcus colonization and vertical transmission in low-risk women in a single institute | Zendy

Mingjie Yang | Zendy; Pi-Lin Sun | Zendy; ChengChang Chang | Zendy; Kuan-Chong Chao | Zendy; Wen-Hsun Chang | Zendy; Chih-Yao Chen | Zendy; PengHui Wang | Zendy

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Prevalence of maternal group B streptococcus colonization and vertical transmission in low-risk women in a single institute

Author(s) -

Mingjie Yang,

Pi-Lin Sun,

ChengChang Chang,

Kuan-Chong Chao,

Wen-Hsun Chang,

Chih-Yao Chen,

PengHui Wang

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of the chinese medical association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535

H-Index - 42

eISSN - 1728-7731

pISSN - 1726-4901

DOI - 10.1016/j.jcma.2011.10.011

Subject(s) - medicine , colonization , transmission (telecommunications) , streptococcus , group b , obstetrics , demography , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , bacteria , telecommunications , biology , sociology , computer science

Intrapartum administration of antibiotics lowers the risk of neonatal group B streptococcus (GBS) infection based on recommended guidelines (a risk-based approach and a culture-based screening approach). However, many pregnant women do not undergo culture-based screening, nor treatment with prophylactic antibiotics after a GBS risk-based approach. Therefore, the value of GBS detection in asymptomatic low-risk pregnant women is controversial.

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