Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Colonization and Disease among Pregnant Women: A Historical Cohort Study.
James M EdwardsNora WatsonChris FochtClara WynnChristopher A ToddEmmanuel B WalterR Phillips HeineGeeta K SwamyPublished in: Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology (2019)
This modern-day large cohort of all births over a 12-year period demonstrates a GBS colonization rate of 21.6%. This data reflects a need to assess maternal and perinatal outcomes in addition to neonatal GBS sepsis rates to inform decisions regarding the utility of maternal vaccination.
Keyphrases
- birth weight
- gestational age
- pregnancy outcomes
- intensive care unit
- pregnant women
- acute kidney injury
- electronic health record
- candida albicans
- biofilm formation
- weight gain
- metabolic syndrome
- staphylococcus aureus
- physical activity
- body mass index
- machine learning
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- insulin resistance
- artificial intelligence