Effect of population-based antenatal screening and treatment of genitourinary tract infections on birth outcomes in Sylhet, Bangladesh (MIST): a cluster-randomised clinical trial

Effect of population-based antenatal screening and treatment of genitourinary tract infections on birth outcomes in Sylhet, Bangladesh (MIST): a cluster-randomised clinical trial

Summary: Background: One-third of preterm births are attributed to pregnancy infections. We implemented a community-based intervention to screen and treat maternal genitourinary tract infections, with the aim of reducing the incidence of preterm birth. Methods: We did an unblinded cluster-randomise...

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Main Authors: Anne CC Lee, MD, Luke C Mullany, ProfPhD, Mohammad Quaiyum, MBBS, Dipak K Mitra, PhD, Alain Labrique, PhD, Parul Christian, ProfPhD, Parvez Ahmed, MBBS, Jamal Uddin, MBBS, Iftekhar Rafiqullah, MS, Sushil DasGupta, MS, Mahmoodur Rahman, MBBS, Emilia H Koumans, MD, Salahuddin Ahmed, MBBS, Samir K Saha, ProfPhD, Abdullah H Baqui, ProfDrPh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18304418

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