Maternal Colonization With Group B Streptococcus and Serotype Distribution Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses

Russell, Neal; C. Seale, Anna; O’Driscoll, Megan; O’Sullivan, Catherine; Bianchi-Jassir, Fiorella; Gonzalez-Guarin, Juan; E Lawn, Joy; J. Baker, Carol; Bartlett, Linda; Cutland, Clare; G. Gravett, Michael; T. Heath, Paul; Le Doaré, Kirsty; A. Madhi, Shabir; E. Rubens, Craig; J. Schrag, Stephanie; Sobanjo-ter Meulen, Ajoke; Vekemans, Johan; K. Saha, Samir; Ip, Margaret; the GBS Maternal Colonization Investigator Group, for; J. Asturias, Edwin; Gaind, Rajid; Kumar, Parveen; Cunningham Anthony, B.; Madrid, Lola; Bassat, Quique; Zhu, Chendi; Luo, Mingjing; Nagarjuna, D.; Majumder, Subradeep

doi:10.1093/cid/cix658

Public

Maternal Colonization With Group B Streptococcus and Serotype Distribution Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Aug 30, 2017

Authors:

Neal Russell

Anna C. Seale

Megan O’Driscoll

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Infections such as group B Streptococcus (GBS) are an important cause of maternal sepsis, yet limited data on epidemiology exist. This article, the third of 11, estimates the incidence of maternal GBS disease worldwide. METHODS: We conducted systematic literature reviews (PubMed/Medline,...

Subject

Medicine

Serotype

Colonization

Research Assistant

AI chat, annotations, notes & similar papers

Finding related papers...

Discussions

(0)

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!