Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Preterm Birth Associated With Group B Streptococcus Maternal Colonization Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses.
- Early-onset sepsis
- Infection
- Medical
This paper is from 2017, more than five years ago. Newer evidence may have been published since.
Summary
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 45 studies examines the association between maternal group B streptococcus (GBS) colonisation and preterm birth worldwide. It finds some evidence of an association, particularly where ascending infection such as GBS bacteriuria is present, though confounding is rarely addressed. The authors highlight biases in the evidence base and recommend that effects on preterm delivery be assessed in future maternal GBS vaccine trials. It is relevant to perinatal clinicians interested in GBS epidemiology and prevention.
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