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Early-onset group B strep disease

A potentially serious newborn infection caused by Group B Streptococcus exposure around birth that may involve sepsis, pneumonia, or meningitis.

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Group B strep test and when testing is done

Group B strep test and when testing is done

What group B strep is Group B Streptococcus is a bacterium that commonly colonizes the lower gastrointestinal tract and may also be present in the vagina or rectum. Colonization means the bacteria are present without necessarily causing infection. Many people have no symptoms and would not know they carry GBS without testing. In pregnancy, the […]