| group b streptococcal infections in a northern region of italy. | group b streptococcus is a leading cause of neonatal bacterial infections. despite adoption of preventive strategies, cases of infection continue to occur and there is concern that widespread antimicrobial prophylaxis might delay rather than prevent disease onset, increasing the rates of late-onset diseases. | 2007 | 17766492 |
| group b streptococcus early-onset disease in emilia-romagna: review after introduction of a screening-based approach. | group b streptococcus (gbs) is a leading cause of neonatal bacterial infections. early-onset infections have decreased in recent years but, despite considerable efforts poured into prevention, cases continue to occur. | 2010 | 19915512 |
| universal antenatal screening for group b streptococcus in emilia-romagna. | group b streptococcus (gbs) is a leading cause of severe infections in newborns. intrapartum antibiotic chemoprophylaxis (iap) reduces the rate of early-onset disease. the aim of this study is to determine the degree of clinicians' compliance with the suggested protocol for gbs prevention in emilia-romagna (italy). | 2011 | 21852697 |
| neonatal bacterial meningitis. | neonatal bacterial meningitis (nm) continues to be a serious disease with an unchanging rate of adverse outcome of 20-60%, despite a worldwide decline in mortality. the 3 major pathogens in developed countries are: group b streptococcus, gram negative rods and lysteria monocytogenes. signs and symptoms of nm may be subtle, unspecific, vague, atypical or absent. in order to exclude nm, all infants with proven or suspected sepsis should undergo lumbar puncture. positive culture of cerebrospinal fl ... | 2010 | 21089719 |