A more rapid laboratory test for pregnant women to detect potentially deadly Group B strep (GBS) has been successful at identifying GBS colonization in six and a half hours, according to new results.

A clinical trial has shown that diagnostics company NanoLogix‘s (OTCBB: NNLX) rapid bacteria-detection test kits for Group B strep are, in fact, rapid. The trial at the University of Texas Health ...

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 ...

"It's an honor to be included in this GBS awareness campaign," said NanoLogix CEO Bret Barnhizer. "The strong readership of USA Today is a tremendous opportunity to help pregnant women understand the ...

KUTV — You might not be aware, but if you’re pregnant, it’s important to be tested for a common bacteria called Group B Strep before delivering your baby. You could have Strep B and not even know it ...

When Allison Walters* of New York City found out she had tested positive for group B streptococcus (GBS)—a common bacteria that can be transmitted to a baby during delivery and can result in serious ...

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 ...

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 ...