This track will present the latest research in group B streptococcus colonization, maternal and infant factors impacting GBS neonatal outcomes, and long-term implications of GBS disease from early-career investigators.
Topics include:
1. Impacts of geographic regions, global pandemic, and maternal metabolism on GBS colonization
2. Influence of biological factors on infant outcomes following GBS disease
3. Assessment of behavioural and developmental outcomes following GBS disease
| Convener: Prof. Beate Kampmann |
| S1: Gaurav Kwatra (10 mins) Title: Prevalence of Group B Streptococcus colonization among pregnant women in South Asia and Africa |
| S2: Natália Costa (5 mins) Title: Group B Streptococcus and Staphylococcus colonization during pregnancy pre and post-COVID-19 |
| S3: Hylemariam Mihiretie (5 mins) Title: Prevalence and Drug Susceptibility Pattern of Group B Streptococci (GBS) among Pregnant Women |
| S4: Debora da Costa Morato Nery (5 mins Poster & Elevator) Title: Detection of Group B Streptococcus among pregnant women in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil by MALDI-TOF MS |
| Discussion (10 mins) |
| S5: Jaya Chandna (10 mins) Title: Behavioural outcomes for survivors of iGBS in infancy: school-age findings from five LMIC cohorts |
| S6: Erzsebet Horvath-Puho (5 mins) Title: Sex differences in long-term outcomes after Group B streptococcal infections during infancy |
| S7: Kathleen Car (5 mins) Title: The Association between Early-Onset Sepsis and Neonatal Encephalopathy |
| S8: Merel van Kassel (5 mins Poster & Elevator) Title: Mortality and neurodevelopmental impairments after invasive GBS disease in early infancy |
| S9: Hima B John (5 mins Poster & Elevator) Title: Neuro-developmental Outcomes of children after Group B Streptococcus disease in infancy |
| S10: Lois Harden (5 mins Poster & Elevator) Title: Developmental profile for survivors of Group B Streptococcus invasive disease in infancy in South Africa |
| Discussion and closing comments (10 mins) |