Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Infection in Australia: A Case-control Study.

Marianne YanniMichael StarkLaura FrancisJoshua R FrancisMark McMillanRob BairdPaul T HeathAlex GordonJames RiccardioneAngela WilsonRebecca LeeKathrina ChooiOlivia-Paris QuinnHelen S Marshall

Published in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2023)

GBS remains a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Adding previous fetal death to GBS screening guidelines would improve GBS prevention. The introduction of maternal GBS vaccination programs should be guided by country-specific disease epidemiology.

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public health
risk factors
clinical practice
birth weight
pregnant women
body mass index
pregnancy outcomes