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Anna Funk

Kansas City, Milwaukee
As seen in: MSN, USA Today, Wiley Online Library, New York Daily News, Newsweek, Chicago Tribune, Scientific American, Substack, EurekAlert!, Phys.org and
Covers:  Science, Ecology, Environment, Biology, Health, Nature
Science communicator | Strategic leadership for conservation orgs | Ph.D. prairie ecology | KCMO | Founder, Ampliflora | #scicomm

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Mutant group B strep strains may explain infections in newborns

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By Anna Funk, Gaby Clark Verified, Robert Egan Verified
| Medical Xpress Verified
A scanning microscopy image or micrograph of Group B Streptococcus. Credit: Macy Pell A new study could explain why some mothers can still pass Group B Streptococcus, or GBS, to their babies after childbirth even when they're treated with antibiotics. A Michigan State University research team discovered postpartum GBS strains with mutations that allow them to survive in the birth canal and resist treatment.
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Mutant group B strep strains may explain infections in newborns

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By Anna Funk
| MSN Verified
A new study could explain why some mothers can still pass Group B Streptococcus, or GBS, to their babies after childbirth even when they're treated with antibiotics. A Michigan State University research team discovered postpartum GBS strains with mutations that allow them to survive in the birth canal and resist treatment. These strains can infect newborns and infants and cause dangerous illnesses like pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis.
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Mutant group B strep strains explain infections in newborns

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By Anna Funk
| EurekAlert!
image: A scanning microscopy image or micrograph of Group B Streptococcus. view more A new study could explain why some mothers can still pass Group B Streptococcus, or GBS, to their babies after childbirth even when they’re treated with antibiotics. A Michigan State University research team discovered postpartum GBS strains with mutations that allow them to survive in the birth canal and resist treatment.
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