Group B streptococcus, a major cause of serious infectious diseases including sepsis, meningitis, and pneumonia, has increased by about 60% among infants younger than 3 months in the Netherlands over ...

Contrary to current thinking, the group of serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae responsible for most invasive pneumococcal disease worldwide is conserved across regions, according to new research.

Key changes to the CDC guidelines for preventing perinatal group B streptococcal disease, including use of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis, led to an 80% decline in the rate of disease and a ...

The CDC reported revised guidelines for the prevention of group B streptococcal disease in newborns. In June 2009, clinical and public health representatives met to re-evaluate prevention strategies ...

A streptococcal infection may lead to other diseases, such as acute rheumatic fever, pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders, and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Group A beta-hemolytic ...

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There are different kinds of vaccines, and each requires different processes to move from the laboratory to your physician's ...

We present a fatal case of neonatal invasive group A streptococcal disease and review of the literature. Twenty-four cases were early onset disease and were associated with concurrent maternal ...

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise Inc. (PREVENT), a national Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) located at the University of ...