Dr Reshmi Raychaudhuri provided more background to the decision to introduce a screening programme at Northwick Park Hospital and the emerging results.
Secondary to prematurity and its complications, congenital pneumonia and early onset sepsis are the most important causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality and we know that GBS infection is the commonest cause of early onset sepsis in neonates.”
Dr Reshmi Raychaudhuri, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
