| invasive group b streptococcal disease in adults. a population-based study in metropolitan atlanta. | to define the incidence and clinical spectrum of group b streptococcus infection in adults. to characterize groups at increased risk for infection. | 1991 | 1865545 |
| trends in incidence and antimicrobial resistance of early-onset sepsis: population-based surveillance in san francisco and atlanta. | although increased use of intrapartum antibiotics caused significant declines in early-onset group b streptococcus (gbs) infection, the effect on infections caused by other pathogens is not clear. the objective of this study was to determine trends in the incidence of early-onset sepsis caused by organisms other than group b streptococcus in the era of antimicrobial prophylaxis. | 2002 | 12359781 |
| laboratory practices for prenatal group b streptococcal screening and reporting--connecticut, georgia, and minnesota, 1997-1998. | group b streptococcus (gbs) is a leading cause of neonatal sepsis in the united states. cdc, in collaboration with the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists and the american academy of pediatrics, recommends that laboratories adopt optimal screening practices to identify gbs and to promptly report test results so that gbs-colonized pregnant women can receive antibiotics during labor. to assess gbs screening practices in clinical laboratories, state health departments surveyed labor ... | 1999 | 10365633 |