Researchers in Norway studied rates of fatalities and long-term neurodevelopmental disorders among 866 infants diagnosed with GBS infection. Children with GBS meningitis died at higher rates than ...

Officials in Hong Kong are investigating 40 cases of invasive Group B Streptococcus infection. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health appealed to the public for heightened ...

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a bacteria about 25% of pregnant women carry. It's rare for babies to get GBS disease from ...

Researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York are unraveling the workings of Group B Strep (GBS) infections in pregnant women, which could someday lead to a vaccine. One in five ...

Group B Streptococcus, which people may call group B strep (GBS), is a type of bacterium that causes GBS disease. GBS can lead to meningitis, which is an infection of the lining of the brain and ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) today announced that its investigational Group B Streptococcus (GBS) vaccine candidate, GBS6 or PF-06760805, received Breakthrough Therapy ...

Group B Streptococcus can cause sepsis in newborns and severe infections in elderly or immunocompromised adults — and researchers recently uncovered a new mutation in GBS that makes it more resistant ...

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - An experimental vaccine cut the chances of a pregnant woman carrying group B strep bacteria, a leading cause of blood and brain infections in newborns, U.S. researchers said on ...

A B.C. dad is warning other parents about the dangers of Strep A after his daughter had to get part of her right leg — and all of her left toes — amputated. Taitlyn Ma, a seven-year-old from Vancouver ...