1、B族链球菌(Group B Streptococcus,GBS)学名称无乳链球菌(Streptococcus agalactiae),是一种兼性厌氧的革兰阳性球菌,寄居在人体下消化道及泌尿生殖道,主要通过阴道上行感染子宫和胎膜,产时垂直传播或胎儿生后水平传播引起新生儿肺炎、脓毒症和脑膜炎等严重感染甚至死亡,是新生儿感染的常见原因之一,也能引起产妇的多种疾病,如早产、胎膜早破和绒毛膜羊膜炎等1-2。
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