Role of HIV exposure and infection in relation to neonatal GBS disease and rectovaginal GBS carriage: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) is the leading cause worldwide of neonatal sepsis. We sought to assess to which extent HIV exposure of neonates is associated with GBS neonatal disease. Furthermore, we assessed to which extent HIV infection in women is associated with maternal rectovaginal GBS carriag...

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Main Authors: Cools, P, van de Wijgert, J, Jespers, V, Crucitti, T, Sanders, E, Verstraelen, H, Vaneechoutte, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017