Prevalence of Group B Streptococcus in Vagina and Rectum of Pregnant Women of Islamic & Non-Islamic Countries: A Sys-tematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Main Authors: Fatemeh Abbasalizadeh (Author), Sajjad Pourasghary (Author), Maryam Shirizadeh (Author), Sanaz Mousavi (Author), Morteza Ghojazadeh (Author), Hossein Hoseinifard (Author), Fatemeh Salehnia (Author), Leila Nikniaz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Group B streptococcus or streptococcus Agalactia is a gram positive beta hemolytic bacteria which is the main factor in neonatal infections. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of GBS in world and clarifying the rate of this infection in Islamic and non-Islamic countries. Meth...