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

NJ Russell, AC Seale, M O'Driscoll… - Clinical infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Maternal rectovaginal colonization with group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the
most common pathway for GBS disease in mother, fetus, and newborn. This article, the …

Risk of early-onset neonatal infection with maternal infection or colonization: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

GJ Chan, ACC Lee, AH Baqui, J Tan, RE Black - PLoS medicine, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Neonatal infections cause a significant proportion of deaths in the first week of
life, yet little is known about risk factors and pathways of transmission for early-onset …

Group B streptococcal maternal colonization and neonatal disease: molecular mechanisms and preventative approaches

KA Patras, V Nizet - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) colonizes the gastrointestinal and vaginal epithelium of a
significant percentage of healthy women, with potential for ascending intrauterine infection …

Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of anorectal and vaginal group B Streptococci isolates among pregnant women in Jimma, Ethiopia

A Mengist, H Kannan, A Abdissa - BMC research notes, 2016 - Springer
Background Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus, GBS) is the most frequent
pathogen isolated from neonates with invasive bacterial disease and responsible for serious …

Prevalence of early-onset neonatal infection among newborns of mothers with bacterial infection or colonization: a systematic review and meta-analysis

GJ Chan, ACC Lee, AH Baqui, J Tan, RE Black - BMC infectious diseases, 2015 - Springer
Background Although neonatal infections cause a significant proportion of deaths in the first
week of life, little is known about the burden of neonatal disease originating from maternal …

Group B streptococcusserotype prevalence in reproductive-age women at a tertiary care military medical center relative to global serotype distribution

DL Ippolito, WA James, D Tinnemore, RR Huang… - BMC infectious …, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background Group B Streptococcus (GBS) serotype (Ia, Ib, II-IX) correlates with
pathogen virulence and clinical prognosis. Epidemiological studies of seroprevalence are …

Correlates of vaginal colonization with group B streptococci among pregnant women

TC Dechen, K Sumit, P Ranabir - Journal of global infectious …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: A study of genital colonization by group B streptococcus (GBS) was conducted
in pregnant women in their third trimester, which is a known risk factor of morbidity and …

The Prevalence of Urogenital Infections in Pregnant Women Experiencing Preterm and Full‐Term Labor

PC Giraldo, ED Araújo, JE Junior… - … in obstetrics and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Urogenital infections are extremely prevalent during pregnancy and are an important cause
of premature labor. However, the prevalence of urogenital infections during childbirth is not …

Prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, serotypes and risk factors for group B streptococcus rectovaginal isolates among pregnant women at Kenyatta …

SC Jisuvei, A Osoti, MA Njeri - BMC infectious diseases, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Estimates of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease burden,
antimicrobial susceptibility, and serotypes in pregnant women are limited for many resource …

The prevalence of Group B Streptococus recto-vaginal colonization and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in pregnant mothers at two hospitals of Addis Ababa …

ZL Woldu, TG Teklehaimanot, ST Waji… - Reproductive health, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background Group B streptococcus (GBS) has been implicated in adverse
pregnancy outcomes. GBS recto-vaginal colonization rates significantly vary among different …