Maternal group B Streptococcus-related stillbirth: A systematic review

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 122, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1437-1445

  Nan, C ^a   Dangor, Z ^b,c   Cutland, C L ^b,c   Edwards, M S ^d   Madhi, S A ^b,c   Cunnington, M C ^e  

^a University of the Witwatersrand ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group B Streptococcus; guidelines; incidence; perinatal infections; serotype distribution; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; AUTOPSY; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STILLBIRTH; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; STILLBIRTH; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 84942512621     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13527     Document Type: Review

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