Our purpose was to assess the impact of new consensus guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Academy of Pediatrics to prevent perinatal group B streptococcal disease.
Introduction of the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention group B streptococcal prevention guideline at a large West Coast health maintenance organization.
Center for Health Studies, the Clinical Planning and Improvement Division, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington, USA.