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Infection with group B streptococcus (GBS) also known more colloquially as strep B and group B strep is infection with bacteria of the genus Streptococcus that fall into group B of the Lancefield classification; thus Streptococcus agalactiae the sole species of group B is the pathogen. Group B streptococcal infection can cause serious illness and sometimes death especially in newborn infants the elderly and patients with compromised immune systems.
