The infections that GBS most commonly causes in newborn babies are sepsis (infection of the blood), pneumonia (infection in the lungs) and meningitis (infection of the fluid and lining around the brain). Although GBS infection can make babies very unwell, with prompt treatment, most babies will recover fully.
On the 13th of September, we join organisations and individuals around the globe to mark World Sepsis Day!
Vaccinating pregnant mothers could avert 31,000 deaths and save $385m in healthcare costs, it is estimated; A global maternal immunisation programme for group B Streptococcus – Strep B – would save millions of dollars in Read more…
MinervaXApS, a privately held Danish biotechnology company developing a novel vaccine against Group B Streptococcus (GBS), today announces the successful completion of a 72 million EUR financing round. The equity financing of 22 million EUR Read more…
New data published in MBRRACE-UK’s Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report 2020 has found that group B Strep is the most commonly identified cause of stillbirth and neonatal death. For the first time, data were presented on Read more…
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