RT Book, Section A1 Edwards, Morven S. A2 Kline, Mark W. SR Print(0) ID 1182936773 T1 Group B Streptococcus T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259588594 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182936773 RD 2024/03/29 AB Group B Streptococcus has been a common cause of invasive infection in neonates and young infants for several decades. Group B Streptococcus also is an important cause of maternal obstetrical morbidity and fetal loss. The incidence of early-onset group B streptococcal neonatal infections has declined 85% in the United States in association with universal culture-based screening of pregnant women and administration of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis to women colonized with group B Streptococcus.