Prevention of GBS Sepsis
Antenatal Strategies
Women at high risk of GBS carriage at delivery and assumed to potentially have GBS (therefore not screened)
- GBS grown from urine or vaginal swabs in current pregnancy
- Previous pregnancy with a GBS infected neonate
Screen all remaining women for GBS carrier status
- Screening best performed at 35-37 weeks gestation to enable result to be processed but still reflective of flora at term
- Vaginal AND Rectal swabs will lead to fewer false negatives
Intrapartum Strategies
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Neonatal Strategies
Further information regarding antibiotic dosage and duration is available in Sepsis section
Download pdf of Neonatal Strategies flowchart (PDF 76KB)
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