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Let's talk about a bacterium that is usually associated with several diseases in newborns.
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That is going to be streptococcus agalacte or group b strep.
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And a lot of pregnant women will know exactly what you're talking about when you talk about group b strep.
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So streptoccus, again, if you do a gram stain, it's going to be a little chain of purple blue.
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Underneath that microscope.
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So group b strep is a bacterial infection babies can catch from their mothers during childbirth, or they can pick it up in their first few months of life.
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This is why if you are pregnant or have been around a pregnant person, this is a discussion a lot of doctors will have with the mother.
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So infants who get this infection can have several complications like pneumonia, meningitis or sepsis blood infection.
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They can also get bacteremia.
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So lots of different complications.
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But this infection, thankfully, is preventable.
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So if a pregnant lady does have this type of bacteria on her person, antibiotics can be given during labor so that it is not passed to the baby during delivery.
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And then if the baby does get sick after delivery, antibiotics can also treat this infection.
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So group b strep bacteria live in the intestines and genital tracts.
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That does include the vagina.
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And about one out of every four pregnant women can carry these bacteria.
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It's normal to have this bacteria on your body.
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And usually a person who has this bacteria will not have them because or will not know that you have them because it won't make that person sick.
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But in some cases, it can cause bladder and urinary tract infections.
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So group b strep is not dangerous, super dangerous to the person that has it.
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But if the person gets pregnant, then it is very risky for the baby...