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Stillbirth With Group B Streptococcus Disease Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses
Author(s) -
Anna C. Seale,
Hannah Blencowe,
Fiorella Bianchi-Jassir,
Nicholas D. Embleton,
Quique Bassat,
Jaume Ordï,
Clara Menéndez,
Clare Cutland,
Carmen Briner,
James A. Berkley,
Joy E. Lawn,
Carol J. Baker,
Linda Bartlett,
Michael G. Gravett,
Paul T. Heath,
Margaret Ip,
Kirsty Le Doaré,
Craig E. Rubens,
Samir K. Saha,
Stephanie J. Schrag,
Ajoke Sobanjo-ter Meulen,
Johan Vekemans,
Shabir A. Madhi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix585
Subject(s) - medicine , streptococcus , meta analysis , streptococcus agalactiae , disease , streptococcal infections , medline , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , bacteria , biology , genetics , biochemistry
There are an estimated 2.6 million stillbirths each year, many of which are due to infections, especially in low- and middle-income contexts. This paper, the eighth in a series on the burden of group B streptococcal (GBS) disease, aims to estimate the percentage of stillbirths associated with GBS disease.

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