Background Against a background of failure to prevent neonatal invasive early-onset group B Streptococcus infections (GBS) in our maternity unit using risk-based approach for intrapartum antibiotic ...

Objective Timing of administration of antibiotics and concentrations in maternal blood and the umbilical cord blood are important prerequisites for optimal intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) of ...

In pregnancy, you’ll undergo a variety of routine scans and lab work, from anatomy scans to the oral glucose test, to ensure everything is progressing normally. Toward the end of your pregnancy (week ...

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

The WHO’s recommendation on screening pregnant women for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis offers a flexible framework for preventing early-onset GBS disease in newborns. While universal screening is ...

Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) lowers risk of EOGBS infection, but strategies vary. Strategies include universal microbiology-based (universal) strategies, where IAP is administered to all ...

For pregnant women who test positive for GBS carriage, it is advised to receive intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis during labor to reduce the risk of neonatal infection (Gurudas et al., 2022).

Objective: Membrane stripping in group B streptococcus (GBS) carriers poses an increased risk of inadequate antibiotic prophylaxis, potentially due to accelerated labor, thereby potentially impacting ...

Such a vaccine could be beneficial because intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis may contribute ... Among the 753 carriers of group B streptococcus (GBS), 3 had an unknown gestational age (GA ...

By Benjamin Ryan A new shortage of a type of penicillin crucial to the fight against syphilis is alarming infectious disease experts, who warn that a protracted scarcity of the drug could worsen ...