The management of Group B Strep in the pregnant mother and newborn is much more complex than the recent comment suggests. Interested Lactnetters are referred to the published report of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Committees on Infectious Diseases and Fetus and Newborn. "Guidelines for prevention of group B streptococcal infection by chemoprophylaxis." Pediatrics 1992; 90:775-778. Also see: Pylipow M, Gaddis M and Kinney JS. Selective intrapartum prophylaxis for group B streptococcus colonization: Management and outcome of newborns. Pediatrics 1994; 93:631-635 Larry Gartner Lawrence M. Gartner, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics/Gynecology The University of Chicago [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]