Epidemiology of Group B <i>Streptococcus</i>: Maternal Colonization and Infant Disease in Kampala, Uganda
We found that GBS is an important cause of neonatal and young infant disease in Uganda and confirmed that maternally derived antibodies were lower in early-onset GBS cases than in healthy exposed controls.
Authors
- Joseph Peacock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8767-7377)
- Alexander Amone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5920-281X)
- Uzma Basit Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2266-1593)
- Ritah Namugumya
- Agnes Ssali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4801-0411)
- Tim Old (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2564-2555)
- Carol Nanyunja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3684-4267)
- Liberty Cantrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5413-7641)
- Stephen Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9936-8539)
- Paul Trafford Heath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7540-7433)
- Stephanie Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8880-2977)
- Valerie Tusubira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3395-8755)
- Geraldine O’Hara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1922-9492)
- Hannah G Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9064-0874)
- Vicki Chalker
- Phiona Nalubega
- Caitlin Farley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5309-2991)
- Mary Kyohere
- Tom Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9001-6684)
- Olwenn Daniel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6997-1839)
- Stephanie J. Schrag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8113-2544)
- Lauren Hookham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9703-655X)
- Davis Kibirige (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5127-3031)
- Kirsty Le Doaré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5104-085X)
- Konstantinos Karampatsas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5313-9482)
- Abdelmajid Djennad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4830-0331)
- Lydia Nakibuuka
- Godfrey Matovu
- Melanie Etti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3265-635X)
- Moses Musooko
- Philippa Musoke
- Stephen Cose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5156-037X)
- Donna Shelley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1677-2577)
- Edward Portal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2142-3443)
- Madeleine Cochet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0436-4843)
- Maxensia Owor
- Cleophas Komugisha
- Musa Sekikubo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-9650)
- Patience Atuhaire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2662-0756)
- Dorota Jamrozy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5703-9315)
- Margaret Sewegaba
- Andrew Gorringe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2193-7954)
- Nick Andrews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2069-2684)
- Tobius Mutabazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6711-1416)
- Katie Cowie
- Ruth Parks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3832-7431)
- Stephen D. Bentley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8094-3751)
- Sue Beach
- Juliet Sendagala Nsimire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6760-7857)
- Janet Seeley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0583-5272)
- Merryn Voysey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6324-6559)
- Clare Cutland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8250-8307)
- Annettee Nakimuli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2806-0243)
- O. Brad Spiller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9117-6911)
- Emilie Karafillakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8648-906X)
- Pooja Ravji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2878-5538)
- Carol J. Baker
- Ellie Duckworth
- Rose Azuba
- Sam Kipyeko
- Amusa Wamawobe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7503-6778)
- Christine Najuka
- Richard Katungye
- Agnes Nyamaizi
- Christine Sseremba
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- Environment Agency (GB)
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (US)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Wellcome Sanger Institute (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- MUJHU Research Collaboration (UG)
- Institute of Infection and Immunity (CA)
- UK Health Security Agency (GB)
- City St George's, University of London (GB)
- Makerere University (UG)
- Cardiff University (GB)
- Uganda Virus Research Institute (UG)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf167
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88