Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease (GBS)

 

Related Internet Sites CDC Group B Streptococcus Internet site http://www.cdc.gov/groupbstrep CDC Guidelines issued August 16, 2002 http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5111a1.htm Hospital-based policies for prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease -- United States, 1999. MMWR, Oct. 20, 2000, Vol. 49, No. 41 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm4941.pdf Early-onset group B streptococcal disease -- United States, 1998-1999. MMWR, Sept 8, 2000, Vol. 49, No. 35 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm4935.pdf Laboratory practices for prenatal group B streptococcal screening and reporting–Connecticut, Georgia, and Minnesota, 1997-1998. MMWR, May 28, 1999, Vol. 48, No. 20. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4820a4.htm References Surveillance Schrag SJ, Zywicki S, Farley MM, Reingold AL, Harrision LH, Lefkowitz LB, Hadler JL, Danilla R, Cieslak PR, Schuchat A. Group B streptococcal disease in the era of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis. N Engl J Med 2000; 342: 15-20. Whitney CG, Plikaytis BD, Gozansky WS, Wenger JD, Schuchat A. Prevention practices for perinatal group B streptococcal disease: a multi-state surveillance analysis. Obstet Gynecol 1997; 89: 28-32. Applied Research Schrag SJ, Zell ER, Lynfield R, Roome A, Arnold KE, Craig AS, et al. A population-based comparison of strategies to prevent early-onset group B streptococcal disease in neonates. New Engl J Med 2002; 347: 233-239. Hyde TB, Hilger TM, Reingold A, Farley MM, O' Brien KL, Schuchat A. Trends in incidence and antimicrobial resistance of early-onset sepsis: population-based surveillance in San Francisco and Atlanta. Pediatrics 2002; 110: 690-695. Factor S, Levine OS, Nasser A, Potter J, Fajardo A, O'Sullivan MJ, Schuchat A. Impact of a risk-based prevention policy on neonatal group B streptococcal disease. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1998; 179: 1568-71. Rosenstein N, Schuchat A. Opportunities for prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease: a multi state surveillance analysis. Obstet Gynecol 1997; 90: 901-906. Prevention Schrag SJ, Whitney CG, Schuchat A. Neonatal group B streptococcal disease: how infection control teams can contribute to prevention efforts. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2000; 21(7): 473-483. Schuchat A, Roome A, Zell E, Linardos H, Zywicki S, O'Brien KL. Integrated monitoring of a new group B streptococcal disease prevention program and other perinatal infections. Matern Child Health J 2002; 6: 107-114. Reviews Schuchat A. Group B streptococcus. Lancet 1999;353:51-6.

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