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Authors: Adrienne Adams (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Roy J. & Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 52242) , Alexander J. Hubb (Roy J. & Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa) , Mark K. Santillan (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Roy J. & Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 52242) , Taryn E. Nishimura (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 52242) , Rachel Ruback (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 52242) , Lindsay Gravatt (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 52242) , Emily Higdon (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 52242) , Kathleen Schroeder (Roy J. & Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa) , Jona Conklin (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Roy J. & Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 52242) , Rachel M. Bender (Roy J. & Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa) , Stephen K. Hunter (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Roy J. & Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 52242) , Donna A. Santillan (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Roy J. & Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 52242)
In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the Guidelines for the Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal (GBS) Disease. Previous studies of adherence to GBS guidelines have focused on the treatment of carriers of GBS. Our objective was to determine whether there was any difference in adherence to the guidelines for screening and treatment of women who delivered at our institution between the beginning of 2011 and the end of 2011 as the revised guidelines were published in November 2010. Our secondary outcome was to determine whether any differences in adherence occurred between prenatal provider types (OB/Gyn, Certified Nurse Midwives, and Family Practice).
Keywords: Streptococcal Infections, Streptococcus agalactiae, pregnancy complications, infections, Group B Streptococcus, guidelines
How to Cite: Adams, A. , Hubb, A. J. , Santillan, M. K. , Nishimura, T. E. , Ruback, R. , Gravatt, L. , Higdon, E. , Schroeder, K. , Conklin, J. , Bender, R. M. , Hunter, S. K. & Santillan, D. A. (2015) “Adherence to the updated guidelines for the prevention of perinatal Group B streptococcal disease”, Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 4(3). doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/2154-4751.1267