In a medical setting, a doctor can send a sample of your blood, urine, or tissue to a lab for Gram stain testing. This may help them diagnose a bacterial infection. Streptococcus bacteria grow in ...

A multi-million pound trial to prevent Group B Strep being passed on to newborn babies has been approved and will start recruiting participants next year, it was announced today. The £2.8m trial, ...

An estimated one in five pregnant women around the world carry Group B Streptococcus (GBS) bacteria, according to a study on the major, yet preventable, cause of maternal and infant ill health. The ...