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GBS infection, Antibiotics - Coggle Diagram
GBS infection
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No universal screening
- only few with colonization contract infection
- No entirely accurate screening
- Babies born prematurely before screening
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Post partum
Newborn Sepsis
Symptoms
- Abnormal behaviour (inconsolable crying)
- Unusual floppy
- Feeding difficulties
- hypo <36 /hyperthermia >38
- Rapid breathing
- Change in Skin Colour
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Clinically well baby
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Mother didn't
Signs for infection checked 0,1,2 hours & 2 hrly x 12 hours
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Risk factors
Previous baby with GBS
maternal GBS carriage Identified by Ix
Preterm birth
Prolonged Rupture of membranes
suspected maternal intrapartum Infection (Chorioamniotis)
Pyrexia
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