Group B Streptococcus: Disease, Guidelines, and Testing Options

Key opinion leader, Donna Mayne, B.S. (MT) ASCP, (CLS) NCA, presents on the topic of Group B Streptococcus. She discusses disease state, guidelines for testing and testing options.

Group B Streptococcus – A Neonatal Pathogen and Screening Guidelines for Its Laboratory Diagnosis and Prevention

Group B Streptococcus continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in infants. This program will provide a comprehensive overview of this pathogen and the 2010 CDC guidelines that address diagnosis and prevention.

Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease: Problem Solved?

Key opinion leader, James M. Greenberg, MD Professor and Director, Division of Neonatology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, presents on the topic of neonatal Group B Streptococcal disease. Group B Streptococcus continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in infants. This program will provide a comprehensive overview of this pathogen and the 2010 CDC guidelines that address diagnosis and prevention.

Group B Strep Screening Update: Guidelines and Methods

Key opinion leader, Haywood Brown, MD, Professor and Chair, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine Duke Medicine, Durham, NC, presents on the topic of Group B Streptococcal disease. Group B Streptococcus continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in infants. This program will provide a comprehensive overview of this pathogen and the 2010 CDC guidelines that address diagnosis and prevention.