Group B streptococcus; neonatal invasive disease; prevention; European Strategies
Abstract :
[en] To resume the different strategies recommended in different countries from Europe. To present the recommended methods for group B streptococcal antenatal screening.
Disciplines :
Reproductive medicine (gynecology, andrology, obstetrics) Pediatrics Laboratory medicine & medical technology Immunology & infectious disease
Author, co-author :
MELIN, Pierrette ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service de microbiologie clinique
Language :
English
Title :
Prevention of GBS perinatal Diseases in Europe
Publication date :
June 2009
Event name :
In-person meeting of the technical working group of clinical and public health representatives to reevaluate prevention strategies on the basis of data collected after the issuance of the 2002 guidelines for prevention of group B streptococcal neonatal diseases
Event organizer :
Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC)
Event place :
Atlanta, United States
Event date :
June 2009
Audience :
International
European Projects :
FP7 - 200481 - DEVANI - Design of a vaccine to immunize neonates against GBS infections through a durable maternal immune response
