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How is Group B Streptococcus Pneumoniae treated?

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How is Group B Streptococcus Pneumoniae treated?

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Streptococcus Pneumonia is typically treated by antibiotics. Those antibiotics are amoxicillin and penicillin. These antibiotics work by weakening the cell wall that surrounds each bacterium. Streptococcus is usually cured in about 10 days. If you contract pneumonia, it could take up to 2 weeks or longer.

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Recurrent Group Streptococcus can reoccur. It has been proven that about 9.3% of nonpregnant adults have had a recurrent infection. Patients around the age of 60 that have other underlying conditions are at high risk for recurring infections because it causes an overgrowth of Group B Streptococcus. Most people are actually the ones that infect themselves again. Even after antibiotics, you are not safe from catching strep again.

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How does Group B Streptococcus Pneumoniae affect pregnant women?

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How does Group B Streptococcus Pneumoniae affect pregnant women?

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In pregnant women, this is a frequent cause of urinary tract infections, postpartum endometriosis and bacteremia. The main symptoms in pregnant women are fever, abdominal swelling, and uterine tenderness. To treat Streptococcus Pneumoniae, they will give antibiotics through IV whenever your water breaks. If you have a cesarean section, they give antibiotics though IV also. It is very important to get this treated when pregnant because it can infect your baby.

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GBS (Group B Streptococcus) is a major cause of pneumonia, meningitis, and also bacteremia. This is mostly found in the nose, throat, and skin. This pneumonia can affect anyone and everyone of all ages. GBS is a gram-positive bacteria that has over 90 different serotypes.

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Adults ages 65 and older are at greater risk compared to younger adults. This disease can be even more complicated if you have other underlying conditions such as diabetes, HIV infections, liver disease, and chronic heart failure. In severe cases this can cause deafness, brain damage, and death. Each year, about 1 million people have to go to the hospital for Group B Streptococcal Pneumonia. Out of that 1 million, about 50,000 die.

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How can you prevent Group B Streptococcus Pneumoniae?

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How can you prevent Group B Streptococcus Pneumoniae?

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The best way to prevent getting Streptococcus Pneumoniae is from hand washing, covering your mouth, and also vaccines. During the colder seasons, wearing a mask could also help prevent these sicknesses. Hand washing for 15 to 20 seconds throughout the day is a great hygiene technique to prevent diseases. Covering your mouth can help prevent the spread if you are sick. If you would rather get a vaccine to help you prevent sickness, then you do have that option also.

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How is Streptococcus Pneumoniae acquired? 

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How is Streptococcus Pneumoniae acquired? 

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This is acquired by being in direct exposure or inhaling an infected person. This is mostly spread through families. People are exposed through coughing and/or sneezing. It has also been proven that Streptococcus Pneumoniae can actually live on dry surfaces from 30 minutes up to 30 months. This is most common during the winter.

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The overall fatality rate for Group B Streptococcal Pneumoniae varies with different ages. In the United States, the invasive GBS hospitalizes about 150,000 people each year. About 1 in 20 of those are infected fatally. Patients that have the worse outcomes are included in the ages 65 and over. After seeing these percentages, it makes you realize why it is important to get pneumococcal vaccines.

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Neonates are most likely to contract Group B Streptococcus.

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Neonates are most likely to contract Group B Streptococcus.

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Group B Streptococcus is most common in neonates. Neonates that are born with Group B streptococcus typically show signs and symptoms at least 24 hours after birth. They catch this from the mother during childbirth. Babies who catch this bacterial infection can later develop pneumonia, meningitis, or sepsis. The signs of pneumonia in newborns consist of fast and hard breathing and grunting noises.

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Streptococcus Pneumonia produces many different symptoms. The main symptoms consist of a fever, labored breathing, and severe chest pain when coughing. If this is not treated it can lead to major difficulties such as sepsis and it can even be deadly for adults. The risk for death is significantly lower in younger adults and adults that have no other medical conditions. Streptococcus Pneumonia can eventually lead to a kidney infection which could cause damage to the heart or even cause a stroke.