Advances towards licensure of a maternal vaccine for the prevention of invasive group B streptococcus disease in infants: a discussion of different approaches

• Main Authors: Judith Absalon (Author), Raphael Simon (Author), David Radley (Author), Peter C. Giardina (Author), Kenneth Koury (Author), Kathrin U. Jansen (Author), Annaliesa S. Anderson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Group B streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae, GBS) is an important cause of life-threatening disease in newborns. Pregnant women colonized with GBS can transmit the bacteria to the developing fetus, as well as to their neonates during or after delivery where infection can lead to sepsis, meningit...