Differences in maternal group B Streptococcus screening rates in Latin American countries
HogenEsch E, De Mucio B, Haddad LB, Vilajeliu A, Ropero AM, Yildirim I, Omer SB. Differences in maternal group B Streptococcus screening rates in Latin American countries. Vaccine 2020, 39: b3-b11. PMID: 33308886, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.10.082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornLatin AmericaPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus agalactiaeUruguayConceptsMaternal GBS screeningMaternal GBS colonizationGBS screeningGBS colonizationScreening ratesPregnant womenGroup B Streptococcus ScreeningMaternal group B StreptococcusLogistic regressionGBS colonization prevalenceIntrapartum antibiotic treatmentMaternal GBS vaccineNeonatal GBS diseaseAdverse neonatal outcomesRetrospective observational studyMaternal age groupsGroup B streptococciDemographic variablesLower ratesGBS prevalenceFinal regression modelGBS diseaseNeonatal outcomesNeonatal sepsisGBS vaccine