Streptococcus, Group B It is possible that the main title of the
report Streptococcus, Group B is not the name you expected.
Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s)
and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report. - Group B
Streptococcal Septicemia of the Newborn - Lancefield Group B
Streptococcus - Sepsis of the Newborn - Streptococcus Agalactiae
- Infant Early-Onset Streptococcus, Group B - Infant Late-Onset
Streptococcus, Group B - Adult Onset Streptococcus, Group B
Group B streptococcus (group B strep) is a type of bacteria that
causes infection among newborns, pregnant women or women after
childbirth, females after gynecologic surgery, and older male
and female patients with other serious diseases. Group B strep
remains the most common cause among newborns (neonates) of
infection of the blood (septicemia) and of the brain
(meningitis). The responsible bacterium, usually S. agalactiae,
may be found most often in the vagina and rectum of females and
may be transmitted sexually, a