GBS Prophylaxis . GBS infection is the leading cause of neonatal infection and the major cause of sepsis in newborns. It is also recognized as an important cause of maternal uterine infection ...

A study of 5447 very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants born between 1998 and 2000 showed a marked reduction in GBS sepsis when compared with VLBW infants born between 1991 and 1993; however, there ...