Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a bacteria about 25% of pregnant women carry. It's rare for babies to get GBS disease from ...

Researchers in Norway studied rates of fatalities and long-term neurodevelopmental disorders among 866 infants diagnosed with GBS infection. Children with GBS meningitis died at higher rates than ...

In newborns, symptoms of group B strep diseases, like fever and lethargy, typically appear within their first week of life. Adults typically have no symptoms, unless their infection is severe. Group B ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—July is Group B Strep Awareness Month. Group B Strep, or GBS, is a type of bacteria that can be passed from a pregnant mother to her newborn baby and the CDC says it’s the ...

A large population-based cohort study from Sweden has found that prenatal exposure to antibiotics was associated with an ...

In this study, researchers evaluated the clinical features of group B streptococcal infections (GBS) in women who were pregnant, as well as neonatal outcomes associated with GBS infection. Among women ...

'Miracle Molly" was born on Mother's Day in 1978 with a bacterial infection that could have killed her. Now she has a healthy baby girl of her own, my great-niece Anna Kathleen. For two weeks, Molly ...