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Prevention of early onset group B streptococcal sepsis in the newborn
Author(s) -
VIGNESWARAN R,
O'LOUGHLIN JA,
McDONALD HM
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1995.tb00869.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , group b , neonatal sepsis , antibiotics , identification (biology) , transmission (telecommunications) , intensive care medicine , group a , pediatrics , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , electrical engineering , biology , engineering
: There is an urgent need for strategies to prevent early onset group B streptococcal sepsis in the newborn. The most effective mechanism is the identification of maternal carriers of the organism and interruption of transmission during labour. Vaginal culture is currently the most reliable method for the identification of carriers. Antibiotic prophylaxis for known carriers in labour has been demonstrated to be effective as standard management practice in a number of Australian institutions and is the best available strategy at this stage.