Maternal and neonatal group B streptococcus colonisation – A systematic review and the meta-analysis of matched-pair studies (2024) Kai Wei Lee

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A systematic review and meta-analysis conducted to determine the prevalence of group B Streptococcus (GBS) carriage among parturient women and neonates, the relative risk of vertical transmission, and the pooled incidence of early and late-onset GBS infection. The analysis included 54 articles covering 355,787 matched pairs, finding a pooled prevalence of GBS colonisation of 17.1% among pregnant women and 1.0% among neonates.