Presentation
Measures of treatment effect Dichotomous data For dichotomous data, we present results as summary risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). When appropriate we present risk difference (RD) with 95% CI. [cochranelibrary.com]
A maternal vaccine against group B Streptococcus: past, present, and future. Vaccine. 2013; 31 Suppl 4:D13-9. Disponible en: http://goo.gl/ifcr2B. 48. Edwards MS, Gonik B. [revistas.unab.edu.co]
Entire Body System
- Sepsis
Late onset GBS sepsis ‐ sepsis due to GBS in an infant at least seven days old. Neonatal sepsis, meningitis, urinary tract infection or pneumonia due to bacterial organisms other than GBS, to drug‐resistant bacteria and to fungi. [cochranelibrary.com]
Correlation of bacterial type and antibiotic sensitivity with maternal antibiotic exposure in early-onset neonatal sepsis. Neonatology. 2013;103(1):48-53. Disponible en : http://goo.gl/Wab4ra. 36. [revistas.unab.edu.co]
- Fever
Puerperal infection defined according to clinical criteria ‐ uterine tenderness, uterine subinvolution and fever in the absence of any other known cause of infection in the postpartum period. [cochranelibrary.com]
- Asymptomatic
Although, asymptomatic vaginal carriage of Group B haemolytic streptococci (GBS) was described in 1935 (Lancefield 1935), the first report of GBS sepsis in a neonate did not appear until 1964 (Eickhoff 1964). [cochranelibrary.com]
Treatment
Two studies (Boyer 1986; Matorras 1990) compared ampicillin with no treatment for GBS intrapartum prophylaxis and one study compared penicillin with no treatment (Tuppurainen 1989). [cochranelibrary.com]
Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment of GBS in Newborns. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/groupbstrep/about/symptoms-diagnosis-treatment.html through http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed June 2013. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [labtestsonline.it]
Etiology
Description of the condition Historical background The etiology of neonatal sepsis varies with geographical location and changes over time (Nyhan 1958; Ohlsson 1986). [cochranelibrary.com]
Epidemiology
An overview of global GBS epidemiology. Vaccine. 2013; 31 Suppl 4:D7-12. Disponible en: http://goo.gl/tnjV00. 51. Koumans EH, Rosen J, van Dyke MK, Zell E, Phares CR, Taylor A,et al. [revistas.unab.edu.co]
Prevention
Group B Strep Prevention (GBS, baby strep, Group B streptococcal bacteria) General Public, Frequently Asked Questions. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [On-line information]. [labtestsonline.it]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease Revised Guidelines from CDC, 2010. Disponible en : http://www.cdc.gov/groupbstrep/guidelines 35. [revistas.unab.edu.co]
Guidelines for prevention of GBS neonatal infections In 1992, the first guidelines for GBS prevention were published in the US (AAP 1992; ACOG 1992). [cochranelibrary.com]