Learn About Group B Strep
Quote from Debbie Young, MSL, LCCE, ICCE, ICBD, CLC on July 22, 2020, 9:34 amThe article quotes a CDC statement that “Early-onset infections (within the first 7 days of life) are acquired vertically through exposure to GBS from the vagina of a colonized woman. Neonatal infection occurs primarily when GBS ascends from the vagina to the amniotic fluid after onset of labor or rupture of membranes, although GBS also can invade through intact membranes. GBS can be aspirated into the fetal lungs, which in turn can lead to bacteremia. Infants also can become infected with GBS during passage through the birth canal; infants who are exposed to the organism through this route can become colonized at mucus membrane sites in the gastrointestinal or respiratory tracts.”
This article points to CDC paper about Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease as well as info for the upcoming conference. "Group B Strep International is also offering a free online presentation “Signs of GBS Disease: Eyes and Ears” during the International Conference on Group B Strep (ICGBS) 2020 July 20-22 (the presentation can be accessed online after the conference as well)."
The article quotes a CDC statement that “Early-onset infections (within the first 7 days of life) are acquired vertically through exposure to GBS from the vagina of a colonized woman. Neonatal infection occurs primarily when GBS ascends from the vagina to the amniotic fluid after onset of labor or rupture of membranes, although GBS also can invade through intact membranes. GBS can be aspirated into the fetal lungs, which in turn can lead to bacteremia. Infants also can become infected with GBS during passage through the birth canal; infants who are exposed to the organism through this route can become colonized at mucus membrane sites in the gastrointestinal or respiratory tracts.”
This article points to CDC paper about Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease as well as info for the upcoming conference. "Group B Strep International is also offering a free online presentation “Signs of GBS Disease: Eyes and Ears” during the International Conference on Group B Strep (ICGBS) 2020 July 20-22 (the presentation can be accessed online after the conference as well)."