Aetiology and use of antibiotics in pregnancy-related infections: results of the WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Study (GLOSS), 1-week inception cohort

• Main Authors: Carolina C. Ribeiro- (Author), Mercedes Bonet (Author), Vanessa Brizuela (Author), Edgardo Abalos (Author), Adama Baguiya (Author), Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues (Author), Mihaela Budianu (Author), Lucian Puscasiu (Author), Marian Knight (Author), David Lissauer (Author), Catherine Dunlop (Author), Shevin T. Jacob (Author), Sadia Shakoor (Author), Luis Gadama (Author), Bouchra Assarag (Author), João Paulo Souza (Author), Jose G. Cecatti (Author), the WHO GLOSS research group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pregnancy-related infections are important contributors to maternal sepsis and mortality. We aimed to describe clinical, microbiological characteristics and use of antibiotics by source of infection and country income, among hospitalized women with suspected or confirmed pregnanc...