Directory of Group B Resources

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Group B streptococcus (GBS) infection is a bacterial infection that is believed to cause 1 to 2 of every 1,000 babies born in the United States to become sick or die. It should not be confused with Group A streptococcus, which commonly causes strep throat and, rarely, a potentially deadly destruction of flesh.

Resources in This Category

• Group B Strep

  http://www.thejessecause.org/pages/gbs_info_main.html
  Offers information on the Jesse Cause Crusade.

• Group B Strep (GBS)

  http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/gbs.html
  Contains information and links.

• Group B Strep International

  http://www.groupbstrepinternational.org/
  Offers news and information.

• Group B Strep Support

  http://www.gbss.org.uk/
  Offers information and support to families affected by GBS.

• Learn About Group B Strep

  http://www.angelfire.com/ca/gbstrep/
  Includes FAQs, a mailing list, links, and information.

• MeSH Descriptor Data: Streptococcus Agalactiae

  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2K/MB_cgi?term=Streptococcus+agalactiae&field=entry
  Contains MeSH information.

• Prevention of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Infection American Academy of Family Physicians

  http://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0601/p2713.html
  Offers information and resources.

• Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease

  http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5111a1.htm
  Guidelines prepared by the National Center for Infectious Diseases.

• Revised Guidelines for Prevention of Early-onset Group B Streptococcal (GBS) Infection

  http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/99/3/489
  Abstract article published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

• Very Well: Group B Strep

  https://www.verywell.com/how-to-protect-your-baby-from-group-b-strep-gbs-2758893
  Article by Robin Elise Weiss about how having this bacterial infection during pregnancy can affect the baby.

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