Re: GBS interesting question
From: Efrain Ramirez (eramirezt@coqui.net)
Tue Apr 17 05:46:06 2007
Maybe it's the mother inmune system... do not make enough antibodies ..
Ef
>At Mon, 16 Apr 2007, R. Daniel Braun wrote:
>
>It is my opinion that babies who get infected have a problem with their
>immune system. This could be heritable, therefore I would treat her with the
>onset of labor.
>
>Dan
>
>On 4/16/07, Elrod, Darryl G Maj 48 MDOS/SGOBO <
>Darryl.elrod@lakenheath.af.mil> wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone ever seen or heard of a recommendation for treatment of GBS
>> for a patient who herself was in the NICU at birth for a GBS infection? I
>> know the recommendations include finding GBS in the current pregnancy and if
>> a previous infant was hospitalized for a neonatal GBS infection, but I've
>> never actually had a mother that knew she was infected at birth and spent
>> time in the NICU for a prolonged period.
>>
>> (I would comment, that we do NOT need to get into a debate about the pros
>> and cons of GBS screening and treatment and the risk of E coli infection,
>> etc with this topic)
>>
>> Thanks and it has been quiet here for a while. While others are talking
>> about skiing, I managed to sneak away to Holland for the weekend to see the
>> marvelous Keukenhof tulip gardens with sunny 80 degree weather.
>>
>> Glen
>>
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>Indiana U. School of Medicine
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