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  2. Group B streptococcal infection - Wikipedia

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    GBS urinary tract infections, more than 100.000 CFU (colony forming units) /mL, may induce labour in pregnant women and cause premature delivery (preterm birth) and miscarriage and requires antibiotic treatment. The presence of GBS in the urine in any colony count is a marker of heavy GBS colonization and an indication for Intrapartum ...

  3. Streptococcus agalactiae - Wikipedia

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    GBS colonization of the vagina usually does not cause problems in healthy women, nevertheless during pregnancy it can sometimes cause serious illness for the mother and the newborn. GBS is the leading cause of bacterial neonatal infection in the baby during gestation and after delivery with significant mortality rates in premature infants.

  4. Neonatal infection - Wikipedia

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    Group B streptococcus (GBS), also named Streptococcus agalactiae, is a bacteria typically identified as the cause of the majority of early-onset infections in the neonate. GBS is an encapsulated gram-positive cocci that colonizes the gastrointestinal and genital tracts of pregnant women. Maternal infections are usually asymptomatic.

  5. Streptococcus - Wikipedia

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    GBS bacteriuria during this pregnancy; History of GBS disease in a previous infant; Intrapartum fever (≥38 °C) Preterm labour (<37 weeks) Prolonged rupture of membranes (>18 hours) This protocol results in the administration of intrapartum antibiotics to 15–20% of pregnant women and the prevention of 65–70% of cases of early onset GBS ...

  6. List of ICD-9 codes 760–779: certain conditions originating ...

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    Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium XII 680–709: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue XIII 710–739: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue XIV 740–759: Congenital Anomalies XV 760–779: Certain Conditions originating in the Perinatal Period XVI 780–799: Symptoms, Signs and Ill ...

  7. Neonatal sepsis - Wikipedia

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    Neonatal sepsis is the single most common cause of neonatal death in hospital as well as community in developing country. It is difficult to clinically exclude sepsis in newborns less than 90 days old that have fever (defined as a temperature > 38 °C (100.4 °F).

  8. Guillain-Barre syndrome had 3-year-old son of Dodgers ...

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    In the case of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), these attacks are waged on peripheral nerves (those found outside the brain and spinal column), damaging the protective coating around them which in ...

  9. Postpartum infections - Wikipedia

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    Other causes of fever following delivery include breast engorgement, urinary tract infections, infections of an abdominal incision or an episiotomy, and atelectasis. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Due to the risks following caesarean section, it is recommended that all women receive a preventive dose of antibiotics such as ampicillin around the time of surgery. [ 1 ]