The recommendations are intended to prevent early-onset GBS infection in newborns. "This guidance provides clear advice to doctors and midwives on which women should be offered antibiotics to ...

or external ear canal Clinical observation for 36-48 hours recommended for healthy newborns if mother had indication for GBS prophylaxis and received ≥ 4 hours of intrapartum antibiotics In ...

“The most common antibiotic triggers included surgical site infection prophylaxis before cesarean section and GBS prophylaxis during labor,” Shah said. “Other reported agents included ...

Currently antibiotic prophylaxis administered to a woman during labour is the main means of preventing GBS disease in newborn infants, but only if the bacterium is detected during pregnancy.