Invasive Group B Strep in early infancy associated with higher risk of neurodevelopmental impairment in later life miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Children with a history of invasive Group B Streptococcus (iGBS) disease face a higher risk of moderate to severe neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) later in life compared to non-iGBS children, according to a new study published in The Lancet eClinicalMedicine. iGBS is caused by a common bacterium that can be transmitted in the womb, during birth, or in the early weeks of life.
The World Health Organization has unveiled a plan to bring meningitis under control by 2030, slashing the 250,000 annual deaths caused by the debilitating disease. Launching the first-ever global strategy to tackle the illness, the WHO said it wanted to eliminate epidemics of bacterial meningitis the most deadly form.…