Higher serum zinc micronutrient levels are associated with reduced susceptibility to Group B Streptococcus rectovaginal colonisation in pregnant women
This study demonstrates a potential role of serum zinc nutrition in the reduced risk of recto-vaginal GBS colonisation during pregnancy.
Authors
- Gaurav Kwatra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2032-1975)
- Nisha Dhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7964-5818)
- Kalavati Channa
- Jennifer Angeline Gaddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2192-4224)
- David Michael Aronoff
- Shabir Ahmed Madhi
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Christian Medical College, Vellore (IN)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Lancet Laboratories (ZA)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0344689
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00