Diagnostic test maker Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) has received regulatory clearance of a molecular diagnostics test for group B streptococcus. The group B strep test is the second in the ...

A more rapid laboratory test for pregnant women to detect potentially deadly Group B strep (GBS) has been successful at identifying GBS colonization in six and a half hours, according to new results.

A clinical trial has shown that diagnostics company NanoLogix‘s (OTCBB: NNLX) rapid bacteria-detection test kits for Group B strep are, in fact, rapid. The trial at the University of Texas Health ...

By Shreoshree Chakrabarty: Group B strep (GBS), or group B streptococcus, is a bacterial infection that can be passed from mother to baby during childbirth or shortly after birth. Group B strep causes ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—July is Group B Strep Awareness Month. Group B Strep, or GBS, is a type of bacteria that can be passed from a pregnant mother to her newborn baby and the CDC says it’s the ...

Streptococcal infections are common, especially in children between the ages of 5 and 15 years. The infection is spread by contact with infected mucus or saliva. Your doctor may recommend a rapid ...

When Allison Walters* of New York City found out she had tested positive for group B streptococcus (GBS)—a common bacteria that can be transmitted to a baby during delivery and can result in serious ...

KUTV — You might not be aware, but if you’re pregnant, it’s important to be tested for a common bacteria called Group B Strep before delivering your baby. You could have Strep B and not even know it ...

DID you know the UK doesn’t test for the most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies? Most people will never need to know about Group B Strep, also known as GBS or Strep B, even ...

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