Re: Group B Strep

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At Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Jennifer wrote: >
>Hi I am a new poster here and I have a question about GBS. I was just
>diagnosed in my 23rd week of pregnancy of having GBS from a urine
>sample. I have read through the archives as well as web sites and I am
>still somewhat unclear on the situation. Exactly how do you get it? I
>have read that it is a normal bacteria that is found in up to 30% of
>women/men, but I do not understand how you get it. I am married and I
>am wondering if my husband should get tested too. I know it is not
>transmitted sexually, but I'm not sure how it is transmitted at all. I
>am currently taking Penicillin 4x a day for 10 days and the dr advised
>me that I will have to have the IV of antibiotics when I go into labor.
>I have also read that sometimes the bacteria will show up and that
>sometimes it will not. Is there a reason for this? My urine is tested
>at each visit and the GBS has not appeared any other time. Any help or
>advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Jennifer

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Buenos Aires
Argentina
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