GBS In The News

February 12, 2008 - Washington Post
Group B Strep: A Threat to Newborns That Doesn't Have to Be

One in four women carries the bacterium Group B streptococcus, the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborns. Yet most women don't know it.

February 11, 2008 - Children's Hospital
Children's Hospital Research Aims To Prevent Group B Strep

It’s the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborns in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but most pregnant women have never heard of it.

July 26, 2006 - Science Daily
New Test Could Keep Babies From Contracting Deadly Infections

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new test studied at the University of Florida that could lead to better screening for the most common cause of infection in newborn babies.