Key points
- Group B Streptococcus (group B strep, GBS) cause GBS disease.
- Professional associations have issued prevention and management recommendations for GBS disease in newborns.
- ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's 2010 guidelines are no longer in effect.
- Guidelines for laboratorians are available that focus on detection and identification of GBS bacteria.
Guidelines
Current guidelines related to the prevention and management of GBS in newborns include:
For obstetric providers
2019:
For pediatric providers
2019:
2018:
About the guidelines
The following groups have worked together on GBS prevention for many years:
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American College of Nurse-Midwives
- American Society for Microbiology
- ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø
The guidelines on this page represents both progress and continued collaboration between these groups. They replace the 2010 guidelines previously published by ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø.
These organizations remain committed to working together to protect newborns from GBS disease.