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Maternal infections: revisiting the need for screening in pregnancy
Author(s) -
FaureBardon V,
Ville Y
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/1471-0528.16509
Subject(s) - epidemiology , pregnancy , public health , medicine , primary care , critical appraisal , family medicine , intensive care medicine , environmental health , alternative medicine , nursing , pathology , biology , genetics
The decision to implement screening for infections during pregnancy depends upon epidemiological, economic, therapeutic and test performance criteria. It therefore varies with public health priorities from country to country. When screening is implemented, the first trimester has become the best time slot to build individual care pathways in this field. This is most relevant for evaluating the risk of embryonic consequences, planning diagnostic testing, initiating primary or secondary prevention and optimising the accuracy of ultrasound follow‐up. This article is a critical appraisal of epidemiological data and current international screening recommendations for infections in pregnancy. Tweetable abstract Screening for infections in pregnancy: a critical review of current epidemiological evidence and international guidelines.