Universal testing for group B streptococcus during pregnancy: need for a randomised trial

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¹ Division of Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK.
³ Group B Strep Support, Haywards Heath, UK.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
⁵ Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

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K F Walker et al. BJOG. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;127(6):693.

doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16116. Epub 2020 Feb 27.

¹ Division of Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK.
³ Group B Strep Support, Haywards Heath, UK.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
⁵ Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

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Universal screening versus risk-based protocols for antibiotic prophylaxis during childbirth to prevent early-onset group B streptococcal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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