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.

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Open Forum Infectious Diseases
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2025-03-18
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https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf167
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1
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Neonatal and Maternal Infections
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Abstract

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.

Open Forum Infectious DiseasesVol. 12(4)
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)
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Neonatal and Maternal Infections
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