A rapid intrapartum test for group B Streptococcus to reduce antibiotic usage in mothers with risk factors: the GBS2 cluster RCT
(2022)
Journal Article
Daniels, J., Dixon, E. F., Gill, A., Bishop, J., D'Amico, M., Ahmed, K., …Thangaratinam, S. (2022). A rapid intrapartum test for group B Streptococcus to reduce antibiotic usage in mothers with risk factors: the GBS2 cluster RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 26(12), 1-82. https://doi.org/10.3310/BICF1187
BACKGROUND: Mother-to-baby transmission of group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae) is the main cause of early-onset infection. OBJECTIVES: We investigated if intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis directed by a rapid intrapartum test reduces mat... Read More about A rapid intrapartum test for group B Streptococcus to reduce antibiotic usage in mothers with risk factors: the GBS2 cluster RCT.