group B streptococcus,GBS

First, what is B streptococcus: B streptococcus is a normal bacteria, often in pregnant women, reproductive tract, the rectum can be found, about 10% to 30% of pregnant women, can be sub-objects in vagina found that B streptococcus.

Second, the neonatal B Streptococcus way. B streptococcus infection usually can be divided into "early onset" and "delayed" kind of place types, early-onset group B streptococcal infection, a high infant mortality at birth, often immediately after birth incidence in order to " vertical transmission "as the main reason, that is, the labor or the production process within the infected infants by the mother's womb, causing sepsis, pneumonia or meningitis, is more often respiratory symptoms, such as shortness of breath, apnea, body fat Purple and so on. The infection often occurs late in the week after the production to "the level of infection" as the main reason.

Third, how to diagnose B streptococcus. According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. proposal of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, pregnant women at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy to accept B streptococcus screening. Screening approach is taken in the vaginal and anal specimens for bacterial culture.

Fourth, how to prevent neonatal group B streptococcal infection. Screening of pregnant women found to have B streptococcus, usually in the labor process of preventive antibiotic treatment is recommended to reduce the neonatal morbidity of the machine. In addition, the previous litter and B streptococci are found in prenatal group B streptococcal disease by bacteria, these high-risk pregnant women in the labor process, also recommended the use of prophylactic antibiotic treatment, the high-risk impose preventive antibiotic treatment of pregnant women can significantly lower the effective ratio of neonatal infection.