Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a bacteria about 25% of pregnant women carry. It's rare for babies to get GBS disease from ...

Diagnostic test maker Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) has received regulatory clearance of a molecular diagnostics test for group B streptococcus. The group B strep test is the second in the ...

Nexsen Biotech Pty Ltd. developed a rapid diagnostic test for Group B Streptococcus, a highly prevalent and potentially fatal bacteria that is the single largest maternal health problem faced by ...

These days, COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are the illnesses on the tip of everyone’s tongue. But data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that strep ...

Most sore throats aren't strep. But because strep bacteria can in rare cases cause rheumatic fever, people often feel like they should get tested for possible strep infection. It might be possible to ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - This winter there have been a lot of illnesses going around, whether it be RSV, COVID the flu or strep. An at-home strep test is being studied in clinical trials and ...

A new vaccine for Group B streptococcal bacteria in pregnant women is one step closer to arriving in doctors’ offices someday. Preliminary findings from a Phase 2 study found a vaccine covering three ...

A refusal by the Department of Health to test pregnant women specifically for a deadly infection is putting 80 babies’ lives at risk a year, a charity warned yesterday. A specific swab for group B ...

WALTHAM, Mass., April 2, 2015 – Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), a global leader in rapid diagnostic tests, today announced that its Alere™ i Strep A test has received marketing clearance from the U.S. Food ...

Diagnostic test maker Meridian Bioscience (NASDAQ:VIVO) has received Australian regulatory clearance of a molecular test for group B streptococcus. The test is part of Cincinnati-area Meridian’s ...