| Screening for group B streptococcus: a private hospital's experience. | |
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PMID: 20689734 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of universal screening and administration of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent early-onset neonatal GBS sepsis at a private tertiary care hospital since issuance of the 2002 CDC guidelines for preventing perinatal GBS disease. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of women delivering between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2004 at a private tertiary care hospital in Houston, Texas. The percentage of women screened, GBS positive women receiving intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis, and infants developing early-onset GBS sepsis were determined. RESULTS: 2,108 women delivered 2,135 infants with 1,874 (89%) screened for GBS. Of those screened, 1,322 (71%) tested negative and 552 (29%) tested positive for GBS. In this analysis of 2,135 infants, 3 (0.94 cases/1,000 live births) were diagnosed with invasive GBS sepsis. CONCLUSION: High rates of screening of pregnant women for GBS colonization and use of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis for GBS carriers can be achieved in a private tertiary care hospital setting. "Synopsis: High screening rates for group B streptococcus in a private tertiary care hospital reduce the incidence of maternal and early onset neonatal GBS infection." |
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Sebastian Faro; Brenda Brehm; Frances Smith; Melanie Mouzoon; Anthony Greisinger; Oscar Wehmanen; Mark A Turrentine |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-06-23 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology Volume: 2010 ISSN: 1098-0997 ISO Abbreviation: Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-06 Completed Date: 2010-11-15 Revised Date: 2013-05-29 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9318481 Medline TA: Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol Country: Egypt |
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Languages: eng Pagination: - Citation Subset: IM |
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The Woman's Hospital of Texas, Houston, TX 77054, USA. |
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Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use Antibiotic Prophylaxis / methods Bacteremia / drug therapy, microbiology, prevention & control Chi-Square Distribution Female Hospitals, Private Humans Mass Screening Perineum / microbiology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*, drug therapy, microbiology*, prevention & control Prenatal Care Prenatal Diagnosis / methods* Retrospective Studies Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*, drug therapy, microbiology, prevention & control Streptococcus agalactiae / isolation & purification* Vagina / microbiology |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents |
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