Nearly half of case-infants (47%) were exposed to intrapartum antibiotics, most often for GBS prophylaxis (56% ... 1.0-1.6). Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed on 457 (70%) of ...

Background: Although intrapartum antimicrobial prophylaxis has lowered the incidence of early onset group B Streptococcus (GBS) sepsis, there are concerns that the increased use of antibiotics may ...

Currently antibiotic prophylaxis administered to a woman during labour is the main means of preventing GBS disease in newborn infants, but only if the bacterium is detected during pregnancy.