Strep-b is a bacteria that lives in the intestine, vagina, or rectol areas.
Group B streptococcus (group B strep) is a common bacterium often carried in the intestines or lower genital tract. Although group B strep is usually harmless in adults, it can be serious for the newborns.But if you're pregnant, a group B strep screening test in the third trimester and antibiotic treatment during labor can help protect your baby.
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There is no need. Group B strep, if present, can cause problems for the pregnancy but it is a normal colonizing bacteria, not an infection that can be caught.
I think you mean to say you have a group B strep infection.
Newborns who are exposed to Group B strep can have inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, blood or lungs. In some cases, this serious complication can result in infant death.
What do you think it is? I have no idea...
Strep can most definitely cause pink eye.
No, Group B strep typically causes infections in newborns, pregnant women, and adults with weakened immune systems. Scalded skin syndrome is primarily caused by Staphylococcus aureus producing exfoliative toxins.
No. B. pertussis is a small, aerobic gram-negative bacterial shaped rod.