>Listened to a very interesting speaker on a ped tape. He gave the
>historical background of strep infections by culling literature. It seems
>that strep waxes and wanes and we are in a period of resurgence at this
>time. That's why we are hearing about things like "flesh eating disease."
>It was recognized before in pre-antibiotic days.
Pat, does "this waxing and waning" explain the Beta Strep stuff? It is a
rare mother who doesn't test positive. They are all given antibiotics,
which leads to "you know what."
One mom tested positive during the pregnancy, was re-tested before the
birth and was negative...they gave her the abx anyway. Why did the test?
Patricia Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee
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