Effect of population-based antenatal screening and treatment of genitourinary tract infections on birth outcomes in Sylhet, Bangladesh (MIST): a cluster-randomised clinical trial

• Main Authors: Anne CC Lee, MD (Author), Luke C Mullany, ProfPhD (Author), Mohammad Quaiyum, MBBS (Author), Dipak K Mitra, PhD (Author), Alain Labrique, PhD (Author), Parul Christian, ProfPhD (Author), Parvez Ahmed, MBBS (Author), Jamal Uddin, MBBS (Author), Iftekhar Rafiqullah, MS (Author), Sushil DasGupta, MS (Author), Mahmoodur Rahman, MBBS (Author), Emilia H Koumans, MD (Author), Salahuddin Ahmed, MBBS (Author), Samir K Saha, ProfPhD (Author), Abdullah H Baqui, ProfDrPh (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Elsevier, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: One-third of preterm births are attributed to pregnancy infections. We implemented a community-based intervention to screen and treat maternal genitourinary tract infections, with the aim of reducing the incidence of preterm birth. Methods: We did an unblinded cluster-randomised...