A new test can detect potentially deadly Group B Strep in pregnant women almost 42 hours faster than the previous test.
Apr 5, 2013 @ 03:05 PM — by Jesse Reiter
A new, fast test for GBS could decrease the number of women with missed GBS diagnoses, thereby preventing cerebral palsy, meningitis, sepsis and pneumonia in GBS infected babies. The test also could help prevent antibiotic overuse blood infections in infants.