In 1992, the Committee on Infectious Diseases and Committee on Fetus and Newborn of the American Academy of Pediatrics provided guidelines for prevention of early-onset group B streptococcal (GBS) disease through intrapartum chemoprophylaxis of selected maternal GBS carriers.1 The guidelines were based on demonstrated efficacy in randomized, controlled clinical trials and selected only women with GBS colonization who had an obstetric risk factor.2 The guidelines were controversial3 4 and their implementation incomplete.5 Since 1992, additional data have become available, and experience with the guidelines has been gained in numerous medical centers. Recently, consensus guidelines were developed by obstetricians, pediatricians, family practitioners, and public health authorities and published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.6 These recommendations are supported by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists7 and the American Academy of Pediatrics. This statement reviews the selection of pregnant women for chemoprophylaxis and provides an algorithm for management of their newborns.
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1 March 1997
American Academy of Pediatrics|
March 01 1997
Revised Guidelines for Prevention of Early-onset Group B Streptococcal (GBS) Infection
Committee on Infectious Diseases and Committee on Fetus and Newborn
Committee on Infectious Diseases and Committee on Fetus and Newborn
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Pediatrics (1997) 99 (3): 489–496.
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Committee on Infectious Diseases and Committee on Fetus and Newborn; Revised Guidelines for Prevention of Early-onset Group B Streptococcal (GBS) Infection. Pediatrics March 1997; 99 (3): 489–496. 10.1542/peds.99.3.489
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