Where to Start? Group B Strep Index of Resources Canadian Group B Strep Resources Group B Strep Association The GBSA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of GBS infection Group B Strep Bacteria And Disease What is Group B Strep (GBS)? Who May Be Affected by Group B Strep? Group B Strep And Your Baby How Common is GBS Disease in Newborns? How Do Babies Get Sick from GBS Disease? Are Certain Babies More Vulnerable to GBS Disease? How is a Baby Tested for GBS disease? Group B Strep Bacteria And Disease In Pregnant Women How is GBS transmitted? - Is GBS a sexually transmitted Disease? Can pregnant women be checked for GBS colonization? What are a mother's risk factors for developing GBS disease? Preventing Group B Strep Disease How can GBS disease in newborns and mothers be prevented? Is There a Vaccine for GBS? Having more children after having a GBS positive baby previously GBS and Breastfeeding PREVENTION is the KEY!

Learn About Group B Strep Cheryl Sandburg's mailing list for information and support of GBS related issues. Group B Strep Mailing Lists Mailing List Information Mailing List Archives (members only) Support for Parents who have lost Children to GBS GBS Support for those who have a Common Faith in God Straight Talk: Am I at Risk for Infecting my Baby So You're GBS Positive; Now What? GBS Myths Common Questions GBS+ Parents Ask Guidelines and Recommendations Center of Disease Control - Group B Streptococal Disease Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada - Clinical Practice Guidelines (adobe acrobat required) SOGC- GBS Brochure Group B Strep Support (UK) March of Dimes - Group B Strep Infection American Academy of Pediatrics GBS Guidelines North American Vaccine - Group B Streptococal Infection in Infants(Sorry, link down) The Jesse Cause Neonatology On the Web Teaching Files - GBS UTI-Zone Online Medical Journals/Studies Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease, Tamara Walker, MD, Benjamin Estrada, MD, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Infections in Medicine, Infect Med 18(9):419-427, 2001. © 2001 Cliggott Publishing Co., Division of SCP/Cliggott Communications, Inc. Medscape Resource Center - GBS A Revised Strategy for the Prevention of Group B Streptococcal Infection in Pregnant Women and Their Newborns -Russell W. Steele, MD, Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Children's Hospital PubMed GBS Search Results Risk Factors for Early-onset Group B Streptococcal Sepsis: Estimation of Odds Ratios by Critical Literature Review Pediatrics Vol. 103 No. 6 June 1999, p. e77 Antimicrobial Prevention of Early-onset Group B Streptococcal Sepsis: Estimates of Risk Reduction Based on a Critical Literature Review PEDIATRICS Vol. 103 No. 6 June 1999, p. e78 Preventing Early-onset Group B Streptococcal Sepsis: Strategy Development Using Decision Analysis PEDIATRICS Vol. 103 No. 6 June 1999, p. e76 American Academy of Family Physicians - Editorials on GBS Virtual Hospital: Group B Strep Family Practice Notebook :Chorioamnionitis Family Practice Notebook :Group B Streptococcus National Centre for Streptococcus -Canada The Meningitis Research Foundation of Canada - Group B Strep Group B streptococcal infection Guidelines, statements, opinions, evidence based medicine MatWeb - Obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine guidelines Group B Streptococcal Infection In Pregnancy The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Manitoba Canada Communicable Disease Report - Volume 22-6, 15 March 1996 Strategies for Preventing Early Onset Group B Streptococcal Infection Canadian Physicians’ Preferences and Ratings of Effectiveness and Feasibility Health Canada -Health Protection Branch - Laboratory Centre for Disease Control Canadian Medical Association Journal 2001;164(4):479-85 Physicians' prevention practices and incidence of neonatal group B streptococcal disease in 2 Canadian regions Paediatr Child Health 1999;4(7):465-469 Relationship between antenatal group B streptococcal vaginal colonization and premature labour Paediatr Child Health 1999;4(4):257-263 The Pediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada (PICNIC) study of neonatal group B streptococcal infections in Canada New!! Characterization of Group B Streptococcal Invasion of Human Chorion and Amnion Epithelial Cells In Vitro Infection and Immunity, October 1998, p. 4932-4941, Vol. 66, No. 10 Abstracts from American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Online Bacterial vaginosis and intraamniotic infection Change in antibiotic resistance of group B Streptococcus Impact on intrapartum management Colonization with group B streptococci in pregnancy and adverse outcome Group B streptococci during pregnancy A comparison of two screening and treatment protocols Incidence of intrapartum maternal risk factors for identifying neonates at risk for early-onset group B streptococcal sepsis A prospective study Interleukin-6 concentrations in cervical secretions identify microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity in patients with preterm labor and intact membranes Maternal and neonatal infection rates with three different protocols for prevention of group B streptococcal disease Maternal colonization with group B Streptococcus and prelabor rupture of membranes at term The role of induction of labor Potential consequences of widespread antepartal use of ampicillin Regulation of decidual cell chemokine production by group B streptococci and purified bacterial cell wall components The capture rate of at-risk term newborns for early-onset group B streptococcal sepsis determined by a risk factor approach Induction of labor and the relationship to cesarean delivery: A review of 7001 consecutive inductions Search Results A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of penicillin in preterm premature rupture of membranes Prior pregnancy outcome and the risk of intraamniotic infection in the following pregnancy Communities IVILLAGE The Women's Network Selected articles from iVillage's channels, such as ParentsPlace and AllHealth Ivillage MessageBoards Group B Strep Message Board at ParentsPlace Group B Strep in Pregnancy? Persistent Group B Strep Group B Strep in Pregnancy Group B strep: Should you see a specialist? Update on Testing for Group B Strep During Pregnancy BabyCenter Why are pregnant women tested for Group B Strep? What is this bacteria? If I have it, what are my baby's risks of getting it, too? How would my baby be treated? Is it routine for pregnant women to be tested for GBS? When should I be tested? How will I be treated if I test positive? Alternative Remedies Gentle Birth Midwifery Archives Discussions on GBS from a midwifery perspective Resources - About Group B Strep (GBS) Sources of GBS Infection Negative Effects of Antibiotic Therapy Reducing GBS Colonization with Alternative Treatments GBS Treatment for Homebirth Protocols Antibiotic Alternatives to Penicillin Dangers of Penicillin Repeat Pregnancies and GBS Prolonged Rupture in GBS Negative Woman Saline in "Hep Locks" Lavage Breastfeeding/Nursing and GBS Hopes for Vaccine Gloria Lemay's Holistic Approach to Group B Strep on BirthLove GBS and Homebirth - Notes from Midwifery Today Adherence of Human Vaginal Lactobacilli to Vaginal Epithelial Cells and Interaction with Uropathogens Infect Immun, May 1998, p. 1985-1989, Vol. 66, No. 5 Please note that, although there may be some value to holistic and natural appropaches in dealing with Group B Strep in pregnancy, these remedies are not proven to work and should not be taken as an equal replacement for conventional antibiotics. News Stories Screen for baby infection - BBC Oct 20, 2000 Proposed Component of a Multivalent GBS Vaccine Tested Successfully - Reuters Oct 10, 2000 Rapid Detection of Group B Streptococci in Pregnant Women at Delivery - NEJM Volume 343:175-179 July 20, 2000 The Mom Who Saved Thousands of Lives Sept 2000, McCalls page 66 Common Vaginal Condition Increases Riskof Preterm Delivery and Low Birth Weight, Dec 1995 A closer look at Group B Strep... causes, outcome and what can be done (Feb 28, 2000, Naples-Collier News) Vaccine for Group B Strep (12/2/1996, San Ramon Valley Times ) Group B Strep Vaccine Shows Promise In Clinical Studies (1996, NIAID press release) Miscellaneous GBS News Articles

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