Journal of Perinatology • February 2017
Parente V, Clark RH, Ku L, Fennell C, Johnson M, Morris E, Romaine A, Benjamin DK, Smith PB, Greenberg R
The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for early-onset group B Streptococcus (EOGBS) disease in neonates of mothers with negative antenatal screening. Maternal age <18 years and black race were the strongest predictors of EOGBS. Further research investigating contributors to the discordance between screening results and neonatal outcomes in these populations is needed.