Risk factors associated with the colonization of group b streptococcus during pregnancy: preliminary results

In Spain, the rate of colonization with GBS in pregnant women is 11%-18.2% and in Catalonia between 13-16%. The vertical transmission rate is 50%, and in the absence of avoidance manoeuvres, between 1-2% of new-borns develop GBS infection, which is the main bacterial agent in neonatal sepsis precoci...

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Autores: Francés Ribera, Lidia, Paulí Cabezas, Àngels, Amorós Ferrer, Paula, Villanueva Guevara, Montserrat, Tortosa i Moreno, Avelina, Cambredó Aparicio, M. Victoria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/108025
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/108025
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Complicacions en l'embaràs
Factors de risc en les malalties
Estreptococs
Infeccions
Malalties neonatals
Complications of pregnancy
Risk factors in diseases
Streptococcus
Infections
Neonatal diseases
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Sumario:In Spain, the rate of colonization with GBS in pregnant women is 11%-18.2% and in Catalonia between 13-16%. The vertical transmission rate is 50%, and in the absence of avoidance manoeuvres, between 1-2% of new-borns develop GBS infection, which is the main bacterial agent in neonatal sepsis precocious.