Patient education

This brochure includes information about group B strep (GBS) and steps that pregnant women can take before they go into labor and when their water breaks to prevent their baby from being infected with GBS.

Topics include:

• What is GBS?
• Being a carrier for these bacteria does not mean you have an infection.
• Ask your doctor for a GBS test when you are 35 to 37 weeks pregnant.
• The antibiotic is only given during labor.
• What you can do before...

This brochure for Veterans Administration (VA) health care providers describes secondary prevention activities for patients with HIV.

This brochure answers the following questions:

• What is secondary HIV prevention?
• What are the goals of secondary HIV prevention?
• Who in VA medical centers, clinics, and Vet Centers can conduct secondary HIV prevention activities?
• Why should VA health care providers practice secondary HIV prevention activities with...