Is there a way to prevent late-onset group B strep disease?
Unfortunately, the method we recommend to prevent group B strep disease in the first week of life (giving women who are carriers of the bacteria antibiotics through the vein (IV) during labor) does not prevent late-onset disease. Although rates of disease in the first week of life have declined, rates of late-onset disease have remained fairly stable in the 1990s. Researchers are currently working on developing a group B strep vaccine which may one day be available to the public as a way to prevent late-onset group B strep disease. Reprinted from the CDC’s Group B Strep Disease information bureau. Visit the CDC for more information. If you like this article, we’d be honored if you shared it using the button below. Return to Group B Strep Infection Index Return to Complications Index ADVERTISEMENT Your browser does not support the IFRAME tag.
