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Red Book® 2015, 2015
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Maternal-to-infant transmission. Most group B streptococcus (GBS) disease cases among newborns result from mother-to-infant transmission during labor and delivery. Many women are asymptomatically colonized by group B streptococcus in the genital and gastrointestinal tracts. Colonization is not altered by or dependent on pregnancy. About half the infants born to colonized mothers are themselves colonized on the skin and mucosal surfaces as a result of passage through the birth canal or as a result of GBS ascending into the amniotic fluid. The majority of colonized infants (98%) are asymptomatic. About 2% will develop early-onset disease, presenting with sepsis, pneumonia, or meningitis in the first few days of life. Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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