WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2000: Re: GBS

Re: GBS

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 6 Jun 2000 16:27:43 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 6 Jun 2000, Amy wrote: >
>My daughter was born with GBS four years ago. My husband and I were
>wondering if we had another child, would there be an increased risk of
>GBS infection? I was not at the time treated with antibiotics. My
>daughter had to stay in the NICU for 11 days because of having
>gentamycin infusion due to sepsis! We are concerned as to whether or not
>I would still carry GBS. My daughter also had a birth defect called
>Pierre Robin Syndrome. This was another reason she stayed in the NICU
>for so long trying to manage her breathing and feeding difficulties.
>
>Thanks for your help.

The rule is that any woman who has a pregnancy complicated by neonatal GBS is considered to be colonized, and should be treated in labor with any subsequent pregnancy, regardless of cervical culture results.

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
Clarksville, TN

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