Sepsis
Study results from Shaare Zedek Medical Center provide new insights into sepsis
Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 14th, 2006
A report, "Prevention of early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal infection: is universal screening by culture universally applicable," is newly published data in Israel Medical Association Journal. "Previous assessments of maternal group B Streptococcus carrier rates in women delivering at Shaare Zedek Medical Center ranged between 3.5 and 11% with neonatal sepsis rates of 0.2-0.9/1000 live births. Because of low colonization and disease rates, routine prenatal cultures of GBS were not recommended and intrapartum prophylaxis was mainly based on maternal risk factors. To determine whether this policy is still applicable," scientists in Jerusalem, Israel report.
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