One in Five Pregnant Women Worldwide Carry Group B Strep

More than 21 million pregnant women, or an average of 18% of women worldwide, are colonized with group B Streptococcus bacteria, or GBS, which contributes to stillbirth, preterm birth, and in some cases, death in their infants, researchers here estimated. https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/astmh/69089?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2017-11-07&eun=g721819d0r&pos=4&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%202017-11-07&utm_term=Daily%20Headlines%20-%20Active%20User%20-%20180%20days