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Group B Streptococcus among Pregnant Women and Neonates in Saudi Arabia: A Systemic Review

Sepsis caused by Group B Streptococcus (GBS) continues to cause mortality and morbidity in newborns, especially in developing countries. Bacterial sepsis in newborns varies nationally and even within countries. Developing countries have reported 34 deaths per 1000 live births compared to 5 in develo...

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Autor principal: Alshengeti, Amer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9501235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36145461
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11091029
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description Sepsis caused by Group B Streptococcus (GBS) continues to cause mortality and morbidity in newborns, especially in developing countries. Bacterial sepsis in newborns varies nationally and even within countries. Developing countries have reported 34 deaths per 1000 live births compared to 5 in developed countries. This systemic review aimed to assess the prevalence of GBS colonization among pregnant women and the incidence of neonatal GBS sepsis in Saudi Arabia. A literature search of PubMed, MEDLINE Ovid, and Google Scholar was conducted. A total of 21 studies were found: 15 described maternal GBS colonization and 6 studies described neonatal GBS infections. The GBS colonization prevalence among pregnant women ranged from 2.1% to 32.8%. Inconsistencies in the reporting method for neonatal GBS infection rates were observed. Only two studies have the incidence of neonatal GBS as the primary outcome. No national multicenter studies exist on the GBS rates among neonates. Nationwide studies are warranted to assess the burden of GBS infections in neonates. These studies would guide appropriate GBS screening strategies during pregnancy for application in a national public health program.
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spelling pubmed-95012352022-09-24 Group B Streptococcus among Pregnant Women and Neonates in Saudi Arabia: A Systemic Review Alshengeti, Amer Pathogens Systematic Review Sepsis caused by Group B Streptococcus (GBS) continues to cause mortality and morbidity in newborns, especially in developing countries. Bacterial sepsis in newborns varies nationally and even within countries. Developing countries have reported 34 deaths per 1000 live births compared to 5 in developed countries. This systemic review aimed to assess the prevalence of GBS colonization among pregnant women and the incidence of neonatal GBS sepsis in Saudi Arabia. A literature search of PubMed, MEDLINE Ovid, and Google Scholar was conducted. A total of 21 studies were found: 15 described maternal GBS colonization and 6 studies described neonatal GBS infections. The GBS colonization prevalence among pregnant women ranged from 2.1% to 32.8%. Inconsistencies in the reporting method for neonatal GBS infection rates were observed. Only two studies have the incidence of neonatal GBS as the primary outcome. No national multicenter studies exist on the GBS rates among neonates. Nationwide studies are warranted to assess the burden of GBS infections in neonates. These studies would guide appropriate GBS screening strategies during pregnancy for application in a national public health program. MDPI 2022-09-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9501235/ /pubmed/36145461 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11091029 Text en © 2022 by the author. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title Group B Streptococcus among Pregnant Women and Neonates in Saudi Arabia: A Systemic Review
title_full Group B Streptococcus among Pregnant Women and Neonates in Saudi Arabia: A Systemic Review
title_fullStr Group B Streptococcus among Pregnant Women and Neonates in Saudi Arabia: A Systemic Review
title_full_unstemmed Group B Streptococcus among Pregnant Women and Neonates in Saudi Arabia: A Systemic Review
title_short Group B Streptococcus among Pregnant Women and Neonates in Saudi Arabia: A Systemic Review
title_sort group b streptococcus among pregnant women and neonates in saudi arabia: a systemic review
topic Systematic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9501235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36145461
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11091029
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