An Observational Pilot Study Evaluating the Utility of Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling to Determine the Cause of Stillbirths in South African Women | Zendy

Shabir A. Madhi | Zendy; Jayani Pathirana | Zendy; Vicky L. Baillie | Zendy; Clare Cutland | Zendy; Yasmin Adam | Zendy; Alane Izu | Zendy; Quique Bassat | Zendy; Dianna M. Blau | Zendy; Robert F. Breiman | Zendy; Martin Hale | Zendy; Siobhan L. Johnstone | Zendy; Roosecelis B. Martines | Zendy; Azwifarwi Mathunjwa | Zendy; Susan Nzenze | Zendy; Jaume Ordï | Zendy; Pratima L. Raghunathan | Zendy; Jana M. Ritter | Zendy; Fatima Solomon | Zendy; Jeannette Wadula | Zendy; Sherif R. Zaki | Zendy; Richard Chawana | Zendy

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An Observational Pilot Study Evaluating the Utility of Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling to Determine the Cause of Stillbirths in South African Women

Author(s) -

Shabir A. Madhi,

Jayani Pathirana,

Vicky L. Baillie,

Clare Cutland,

Yasmin Adam,

Alane Izu,

Quique Bassat,

Dianna M. Blau,

Robert F. Breiman,

Martin Hale,

Siobhan L. Johnstone,

Roosecelis B. Martines,

Azwifarwi Mathunjwa,

Susan Nzenze,

Jaume Ordï,

Pratima L. Raghunathan,

Jana M. Ritter,

Fatima Solomon,

Jeannette Wadula,

Sherif R. Zaki,

Richard Chawana

Publication year - 2019

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/ciz573

Subject(s) - medicine , chorioamnionitis , observational study , cause of death , sepsis , obstetrics , autopsy , blood sampling , bacteremia , fetus , pregnancy , intensive care medicine , pathology , surgery , disease , genetics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics

Despite approximately 2.6 million stillbirths occurring annually, there is a paucity of systematic biological investigation and consequently knowledge on the causes of these deaths in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We investigated the utility of minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS), placental examination, and clinical history, in attributing the causes of stillbirth in a South African LMIC setting.

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