Streptococcal Infection

doi:10.1017/9781108650434.018

Chapter 18 - Streptococcal Infection

from Section 2 - Infections in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 October 2019

Dwivedi and

Rachana Shabnum Sibtain

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Adel Elkady ,

Prabha Sinha and

Soad Ali Zaki Hassan

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Adel Elkady: Affiliation:
Police Force Hospital, Cairo
Prabha Sinha: Affiliation:
Oman Medical College, Oman
Soad Ali Zaki Hassan: Affiliation:
Alexandria University

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According to research led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, out of the 410 000 cases of GBS detected globally every year, 147 000 end in stillbirth or infant death. In 2015 Africa had the highest incidence of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality, including infant death. The research found GBS was present all over the world, with an average of 25 per cent of pregnant women colonised with the bacteria (ranging from 11 per cent in eastern Asia to 35 per cent in the Caribbean).

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Information: Infections in Pregnancy
An Evidence-Based Approach
, pp. 109 - 114

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108650434.018 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2019

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