What does GBS stand for?

Group B Streptococcus (medical)

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A standardized control for the qualitative molecular testing of Group B Streptococcus (GBS), OptiQual GBS Positive Control helps laboratories assess the performance of testing procedures and ensure the quality of results.

Group B Strep positive control

The GP on ITV's This Morning show said it was a disgrace women in Britain were not offered screening for group B streptococcus - a deadly bacterium that claims the lives of up to 100 newborn tots each year.

'SCREEN FOR TOT KILLER' EXCLUSIVE

With the highest rate of group B streptococcus (GBS) infection in newborn babies in Northern Ireland, medical charity Group B Strep Support is urging politicians to take action and save lives by offering GBS screening on the NHS.

Calls for group B streptococcus screening in Northern Ireland

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is carried by about a quarter of pregnant women in the UK and can be passed from mother to child during labour.

Warning on baby deaths

2%) bacteremia with group B streptococcus, and 1 (1.

Urinary tract infection must be excluded in infants less than 3 ...

Chiron Vaccines will spend a year checking the patents on Provalis'protein-based vaccine candidates for the treatment of group B streptococcus infections such as meningitis and pneumonia.

Provalis links with US rival

The test, which runs on Cepheid's Smart Cycler(R) instrument, is intended to be used to detect the presence of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnant women at the time they enter labor and delivery.

FDA CLEARS STREP TEST FOR CEPHEID SMART CYCLER

The rate of group B streptococcus blood infections in newborn preemies fell by nearly three-quarters during the 1990s, probably because more women in labor now get antibiotics to keep from passing the bacteria on to their babies during delivery, researchers said.

Study: E. coli on rise in preemies