The urgent need to recognize and properly address prenatal-onset group B Streptococcus disease

October is the “Prenatal-onset GBS Disease Recognition Month”, which brings into focus the importance of preventing neonatal infections. Neonatal infections are a remarkable cause of infant morbidity and mortality worldwide and have become the dominant component of all child mortality as overall infant mortality rates decline. Among bacteria associated with neonatal infections, Streptococcus agalactiae or group B Streptococcus (GBS) stands out as a leading agent of neonatal meningitis, pneumonia, and sepsis since the 1960s.

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