| patient preference for self-collected cultures for group b streptococcus in pregnancy. | to determine pregnant women's preference for self-culture technique, 251 women between 24 and 42 weeks' gestation were interviewed after performing self-collected cultures (vaginal and rectal) for group b streptococcus. patient receptiveness to self-culture, the ability to perform self-culture, and the desire for choice in the future were derived using the patient preference tool. the majority of women (77%, n = 194) gave positive descriptions of self-culture technique, and the majority of women ... | 1997 | 9358704 |
| outbreak of late-onset group b streptococcus in a neonatal intensive care unit. | in september 2007, the tennessee department of health was notified of a cluster of late-onset group b streptococcal (gbs) infections in a neonatal intensive care unit (nicu). outbreaks of late-onset gbs are rare. | 2010 | 20022407 |
| universal screening for group b streptococcus: recommendations and obstetricians' practice decisions. | to determine how obstetricians' opinions regarding universal screening of pregnant women for group b streptococcus (gbs) and their responses to positive culture results vary from american academy of pediatrics recommendations, and to determine the physician characteristics that predict divergent opinions. | 1995 | 7862388 |