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Chapter 18 - Streptococcal Infection

from Section 2 - Infections in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2019

By
Dwivedi  and
Rachana Shabnum Sibtain
Edited by
Adel Elkady ,
Prabha Sinha  and
Soad Ali Zaki Hassan
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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Summary

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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Infections in Pregnancy
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 109 - 114
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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