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ACOG advises screening all pregnant women.(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)(screening for group B streptococci)
2002 DEC 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has issued new recommendations calling for universal screening of pregnant women for group B streptococci (GBS), a leading cause of illness and death among newborns in the United States.
Previously, ACOG and other experts had recommended two options for identifying women with GBS: either a culture screening at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy or assessment of clinical risk factors at the time of labor.
GBS is a type of bacteria that can be passed from mother to baby during pregnancy or during labor and delivery. However, antibiotic treatment during labor of women who test positive for the disease may prevent transmission to the newborn.
The change in clinical practice follows new data and recommendations from the federal U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that show routine prenatal screening is significantly more effective than the risk-based approach, resulting in far fewer cases of early-onset GBS disease in newborns (occurring during the first week of life). In light of the new data, the risk-based strategy, except in certain circumstances, is no ...
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