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Lyme Disease and Still Births by Marjorie Tietjen ... ing fever, listeria, tularemia and typhoid.* *More important numerically, are the intrauterine infections causing chorioamnionitis, such as placental membrane infections with group B streptococcus, E coli, and the mycoplasmas. Maternal viral infections associated with SB include parvovirus, coxsackie B, varicella, rubella and CMV.* The reasons for ... Read on »

Where Does it End? by Sara B. Patient Expert

... . The Helicobacter pylori vaccine is currently in Phase I trials and has been shown to be safe and immunogenic in early tests. Other products in early development include a Group B Streptococcus vaccine candidate in Phase I and a vaccine against infections from Group A Streptococcus, which is due to enter Phase I trials in 2010. A pneumoccocus va ... Read on »

Health Headlines - September 24 by Meredy Registered Nurse

... s in newborns and infants. Bacteria such as E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Salmonella, and Group B streptococcus (GBS) are the more common culprits in sepsis in newborns and infants younger than 3 months. Premature babies receiving neonatal intensive care are parti ... Read on »

Pregnancy Complications by Mary R. ... atery, pinkish, or brownish in color. Some Pregnancy Problems without Symptoms Some health problems you might have during pregnancy do not have warning signs. One of these is Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection. GBS is a common infection that rarely makes adults sick. The bacterium lives in the gastrointestinal system, along with many other harml ... Read on »

OB appointment #7: 33 weeks 1 day by Kami Patient Expert

... ng to do about the beta strep test?" For those that don't know, it is routine in this country (at least in the last 10 years or so) to test pregnant women for beta strep AKA Group B streptococcus or GBS. It rarely causes any symptoms in adults, but can make a baby sick if infected during delivery. In rare cases it can cause serious, long term co ... Read on »

Running with the B Group ... by Sensationally Red Patient Expert

Running with the B Group The Saturday run that Don H. was planning for us somehow segued into a part of a larger group run organized by Wild Bill W. I've heard of this man many times, but I've ... Read on »

Cooking better, Group A vs Group B by Dhrumil Purohit Patient Expert

Group A Most of my friends and family that are into raw food do not eat exclusively raw, (they're more like 60% - 80%). One of the interesting thing about this majority is tha ... Read on »

Thoughts on Group B Strep by Kathryn H. Patient Expert

... f yourself, and avoid stress. It saddens me that so many of the procedures used in routine obstetrical care increase stress without adding benefit. I've been thinking about Group B Strep recently because a pregnant mom I know will soon be required to undergo testing for this common bacteria. In the UK, pregnant women are not routinely screened f ... Read on »

What Cochrane Says About Group B Strep by NicoleD The Cochrane Collaboration recently published a study on Intrapartum antibiotics for known maternal Group B Streptococcal colonization.This review finds that giving antibiotics is not supported by conclusive evidence. The review identified four trials involving 852 GBS posit ... Read on »

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I called my hematologists' office where I receive my iron infusions and B-12 injections, the bariatric consult center where I had my procedure and the neurology floor at the hospital where I was treated for the first grand mal seizure. The consens ... Read on »