TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 286. Group B Streptococcus Infections A1 - Edwards, Morven S. A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - Group B streptococci has been a common cause of invasive infection in neonates and young infants for several decades.1 In recent years, it has been understood that group B streptococci also is an important cause of maternal obstetrical morbidity and of fetal loss. Within the past decade, a significant decline in the incidence of early-onset group B streptococcal neonatal infections has been observed in association with universal culture-based screening of pregnant women and administration of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis to women colonized with group B streptococci. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/02 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7028262 ER -