The Accuracy of Group Beta Streptococcus Rectovaginal Cultures at 35 to 37 Weeks of Gestation in Predicting Colonization Intrapartum

The Accuracy of Group Beta Streptococcus Rectovaginal Cultures at 35 to 37 Weeks of Gestation in Predicting Colonization Intrapartum

Objective This study aims to investigate accuracy of group beta Streptococcus (GBS) rectovaginal cultures at 35 to 37 weeks in predicting intrapartum colonization. Study Design Institutional review board (IRB) approved prospective cohort study of 302 women from October 2015 to May 2017. P...

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Main Authors: Farrah N. Hussain, Zainab Al-Ibraheemi, Stephanie Pan, Antonia P. Francis, Dyese Taylor, Melissa Chu Lam, Dawnette Lewis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2019-07-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
Subjects:
bacterial colonization
bacteriuria
chemoprophylaxis
maternal infection
neonatal infection
obesity
pregnancy
group β streptococcus
screening methods
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1697655

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