PMID- 11430949
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20010830
LR  - 20190818
IS  - 0029-7844 (Print)
IS  - 0029-7844 (Linking)
VI  - 98
IP  - 1
DP  - 2001 Jul
TI  - Group B streptococcal disease prevention practices of obstetrician-gynecologists.
PG  - 7-13
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To describe group B streptococcal (GBS) disease prevention practices 
      of obstetrician-gynecologists. METHODS: We surveyed 1019 ACOG Fellows-the 419 
      members of the Collaborative Ambulatory Research Network (CARN) and 600 randomly 
      selected non-CARN Fellows. RESULTS: There were 601 eligible respondents. More 
      than 95% in both the CARN and the non-CARN groups reported adopting one of three 
      GBS prevention strategies. The most commonly reported strategy was a combination 
      approach not described in the consensus guidelines. The second most common 
      strategy was the screening-based strategy; the risk-based strategy was third. 
      Most respondents provided GBS information to all prenatal patients, but those 
      using a risk-based strategy and those in solo practice were less likely to do so. 
      Less than 60% in each group used penicillin as their first choice for GBS 
      prophylaxis. More than 20% in each group who routinely screened for GBS did not 
      collect both vaginal and rectal cultures. Respondents rated ACOG publications as 
      the most important influence on their GBS prevention approach. CONCLUSION: Almost 
      all ACOG Fellows have adopted a GBS prevention strategy. The importance of 
      providing GBS prevention information to all patients, use of penicillin, and 
      collection of both vaginal and rectal cultures should be reinforced.
FAU - Watt, J P
AU  - Watt JP
AD  - Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National 
      Center for Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
      Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. jwatt@cdc.gov
FAU - Schuchat, A
AU  - Schuchat A
FAU - Erickson, K
AU  - Erickson K
FAU - Honig, J E
AU  - Honig JE
FAU - Gibbs, R
AU  - Gibbs R
FAU - Schulkin, J
AU  - Schulkin J
LA  - eng
GR  - MC-00105/PHS HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
PL  - United States
TA  - Obstet Gynecol
JT  - Obstetrics and gynecology
JID - 0401101
SB  - IM
MH  - Female
MH  - Genital Diseases, Female/*prevention & control
MH  - *Gynecology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - *Obstetrics
MH  - *Practice Patterns, Physicians'
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/*prevention & control
MH  - Streptococcal Infections/*prevention & control
MH  - Streptococcus agalactiae
EDAT- 2001/06/30 10:00
MHDA- 2001/08/31 10:01
CRDT- 2001/06/30 10:00
PHST- 2001/06/30 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2001/08/31 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2001/06/30 10:00 [entrez]
AID - S0029784401014016 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s0029-7844(01)01401-6 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Jul;98(1):7-13. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(01)01401-6.