Nursing home and assisted living services are considered types of long-term care. Long-term care consists of not just medical services, but also personal services, for people who have a disability or illness.
If your practitioner doesn't offer the GBS test during late pregnancy, ask for it. When group B strep testing is done This test is usually performed between week 35 and week 37 of pregnancy (testing before 35 weeks isn't accurate in predicting who will be carrying GBS at the time of labor).
What It Is. A gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) test measures the levels of this enzyme in the blood. GGT is produced in many body tissues, with particularly high concentrations in the liver and gallbladder. The liver stores fuel from food, makes proteins, helps remove poisons and toxins, and produces bile, a digestive fluid that helps the body absorb fat. The gallbladder stores bile until it's needed.