Prevalence of pregnancy-relevant infections in a rural setting of Ghana

• Main Authors: Fabian Völker (Author), Paul Cooper (Author), Oliver Bader (Author), Angela Uy (Author), Ortrud Zimmermann (Author), Raimond Lugert (Author), Uwe Groß (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although infectious diseases still account for a high burden of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, simultaneous investigations on multiple infections affecting maternal and child health are missing. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional, single-centre pilot study in...