Outcome of a screening program for the prevention of neonatal early-onset group B Streptococcus infection: a population-based cohort study in Inner Mongolia, China | Zendy

Yunpeng Ji | Zendy; Chenkai Zhao | Zendy; Xiaoxia Ma | Zendy; Maikel P. Peppelenbosch | Zendy; Zhongren Ma | Zendy; Qiuwei Pan | Zendy

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Outcome of a screening program for the prevention of neonatal early-onset group B Streptococcus infection: a population-based cohort study in Inner Mongolia, China

Author(s) -

Yunpeng Ji,

Chenkai Zhao,

Xiaoxia Ma,

Maikel P. Peppelenbosch,

Zhongren Ma,

Qiuwei Pan

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91

H-Index - 117

eISSN - 1473-5644

pISSN - 0022-2615

DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000976

Subject(s) - inner mongolia , cohort , medicine , china , population , pediatrics , cohort study , streptococcus , group b , outcome (game theory) , demography , environmental health , biology , geography , genetics , bacteria , mathematics , archaeology , mathematical economics , sociology

Invasive early-onset group B Streptococcus infection (EOGBS) is an important cause of severe neonatal complications but study on comprehensive GBS screening is lacking in China. This study aims to investigate the outcome of a regional anterpartum screening program for EOGBS prevention and to estimate the pros and cons of a new GBS screening strategy employed.

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