GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS AND PREGNANCY

Course overview

GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS (GBS) IS A GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA THAT COLONIZES THE GASTROINTESTINAL AND GENITOURINARY TRACT. IT IS KNOWN TO CAUSE BOTH EARLY ONSET AND LATE ONSET INFECTIONS IN NEONATES. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.