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What people does strep b affect?
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.
Do you have to treat vaginal strep b?
Yes
Can strep B prevent you from getting pregnant?
yes
Does group B strep cause preterm labor?
No
Can you get strep B from a sick mouse?
gross but yes
Should condoms be used if a pregnant woman has group b strep?
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.
You are pregnant and have a group b staph infection?
I think you mean to say you have a group B strep infection.
What problems does Group B strep present to newborns?
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 is the ICD-9 code for pregnancy with group b strep?
What do you think it is? I have no idea...
Can strep B cause conjuntivitis pink eye in a male teenager who has had mononucleosis mono for 7 weeks?
Strep can most definitely cause pink eye.
Could group b strep cause scalded skin syndrome?
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.
Is whooping cough staph or strep?
No. B. pertussis is a small, aerobic gram-negative bacterial shaped rod.
