The Impact of Syndromic Management of Vaginal Discharge Syndrome on Adverse Birth Outcomes in Botswana.
Christina FennellModeigi DisekoRebecca ZashGloria MayondiJudith MabutaMompati MmalaneSonya DaveyRebecca LuckettChelsea MorroniEldah N DintwaShahin LockmanJoseph MakhemaEllen CanigliaRoger ShapiroPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)
A clinical diagnosis of VDS is common among pregnant women in Botswana, and the majority receive antibiotics in pregnancy. Although analyses of VDS occurring later in pregnancy are precluded by immortal time bias, a modest association between treated VDS and very preterm delivery was observed among women diagnosed with VDS by 24 weeks gestation.