Despite its substantial impact on pregnancy outcomes, scientists know little about how group B streptococcus (GBS) establishes an in utero infection. In a paper published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Dr. Lakshmi Rajagopal, a principal investigator in Seattle Children’s Research Institute Center for Global Infectious Disease Research describes a newly uncovered mechanism by which GBS gains access to a woman’s uterus.
To learn more visit: http://www.seattlechildrens.org/research/global-infectious-disease-research/research-areas-and-labs/rajagopal-lab/
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Midwife Julia Smookler talks about the dangers of Group B Strep bacteria in pregnancy.
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