Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Group B Pronunciation:
-'bE Function:
noun : the Lancefield group of usually beta-hemolytic streptococci that comprises all strains of a speciesof the genus
Streptococcus (S. agalactiae) and that includes the causative agents of certain infections (as septicemia, pneumonia, and meningitis) especially of newborn infants —usuallyused attributively
Group B strep>; —compare GROUP A
