Early-onset and late-onset neonatal group B streptococcal disease-United States, 1996-2004
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The guidelines for the prevention of perinatal invasive group B streptococcal (GBS) disease have recommended universal screening of pregnant women for rectovaginal GBS colonization at 35-37 weeks' gestation and administrating intrapartum antimicrobial prophylaxis to carriers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has analyzed the data from the Active Bacterial Core surveillance system from 1996-2004 to assess the impact of the guidelines on multistate trends in neonatal GBS disease incidence.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2006
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New CDC program for rapid Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tuberculosis Genotyping Program was initiated to enable rapid genotyping of isolates from every patient in the United States with culture-positive tuberculosis (TB). TB Genotyping Program contracts with laboratories in California and Michigan, provides results from two polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based genotyping tests mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units (MIRU) typing and spoligotyping.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2005
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Perinatal group B streptococcal disease after universal screening recommendation - Unites States, 2003-2005
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have provided some standards for preventing the perinatal group B streptococcal (GBS) disease in pregnant women.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2007
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