Bronner P Gonçalves, Simon R Procter, Proma Paul, Jaya Chandna, Alexandra Lewin, Farah Seedat, Artemis Koukounari, Ziyaad Dangor, Shannon Leahy, Sridhar Santhanam, Hima B John, Justina Bramugy, Azucena Bardají, Amina Abubakar, Carophine Nasambu, Romina Libster, Clara Sánchez Yanotti, Erzsébet Horváth-Puhó, Henrik T Sørensen, Diederik van de Beek, Merijn W Bijlsma, William M Gardner, Nicholas Kassebaum, Caroline Trotter, Quique Bassat, Shabir A Madhi, Philipp Lambach, Mark Jit, Joy E Lawn
BACKGROUND: Group B streptococcus (GBS) colonisation during pregnancy can lead to invasive GBS disease (iGBS) in infants, including meningitis or sepsis, with a high mortality risk. Other outcomes include stillbirths, maternal infections, and prematurity. There are data gaps, notably regarding neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI), especially after iGBS sepsis, which have limited previous global estimates. In this study, we aimed to address this gap using newly available multicountry datasets...
April 28, 2022: Lancet Global Health