Re: group beta strep- future implications

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GBS is not normally treated during pregnancy (unless it is a GBS urinary tract infection) >
>Can an antibiotic get rid of the GBS completely- forever?

no

Or can it >always come back?

yes, which is one of the reasons it is not generally treated until you are in labor (unless, again, you have a GBS bladder infection) >
>Does this mean that for all future pregnancies I should be treated
>during delivery, since I am a carrier of the bacteria?

you should be screened in subsequent pregnancies >
>Thanks.

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