Group B streptococcal soft tissue infections in non-pregnant adults

Group B streptococcal infections in elderly adults.

Elderly adults account for >40% of persons with invasive group B streptococcal (GBS) disease and for >50% of GBS-associated deaths in the United States. The prevalence of colonization among healthy elderly adults (approximately 25%) is similar to that among women of childbearing age. Delineating contributions of comorbid conditions, altered integrity of anatomical barriers, and abnormalities in...

Group B streptococcal infections.

1. Know the mode of transmission of group B Streptococcus (GBS) and the peripartum risk factors associated with a high risk of infection. 2. Know the major clinical manifestations of GBS and be able to differentiate the epidemiology and clinical presentation of early onset GBS disease from that of lateonset disease. 3. Know the laboratory testing for GBS: isolation, antigen detection, and susce...

Group B Streptococcal Infections.

Group B streptococcal disease remains a prominent cause of infectious morbidity in pregnant women and their infants. This article highlights recent developments that are relevant for obstetricians, perinatologists, and neonatologists caring for patients with group B streptococcal disease. The morbidity of group B streptococcal infections in pregnancy and the proposed association of colonization...

Group B streptococcal infections.

1337Obesity, Diabetes, and the Risk of Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Non-Pregnant Adults

1337. Obesity, Diabetes, and the Risk of Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Non-Pregnant Adults Samantha Pitts, MD, MPH; Nisa Maruthur, MD, MHS; Gayle E. Langley, MD, MPH; Tracy Pondo, MSPH; Kathleen Shutt, MS; Rosemary Hollick, MS; Stephanie Schrag, DPhil; Ann Thomas, MD, MPH; Megin Nichols, DVM, MPH, DACVPM; Monica Farley, MD; James Watt, MD, MPH; Lisa Miller, MD, MSPH; William Schaffn...