Maternal group B Streptococcus recto vaginal colonization increases the odds of stillbirth: evidence from Eastern Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta (Author), Alemayehu Worku (Author), Gudina Egata (Author), Berhanu Seyoum (Author), Dadi Marami (Author), Yemane Berhane (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Group B Streptococcus (GBS) causes a significant number of stillbirths. Despite this, there is little documented information on the association between stillbirth and pregnant women's GBS recto vaginal colonization in Sub Saharan Africa. As such, this study was aimed at iden...