2008
DOI: 10.5339/qmj.2008.1.8
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Evaluation of the Universal Screening Strategy in Qatar for the Management of Pregnant Women Carrying Group B Streptococci

Abstract: Group B Streptococcus infection (GBS) has emerged as a serious disease, infecting 18,000 people in the United States annually including life-threatening illness in about 8,000 newly-born infants. To evaluate the efficiency of the current universal screening strategy for the management of GBS carriers a retrospective analysis was made of the records of 1,620 pregnant women in Qatar, 550 of whom were found to be carriers. These latter were then used as a group to be compared with 450 uninfected pregnant women in… Show more

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“…In 2018, Qatar reinstated the universal screening policy. The estimated rate of GBS colonization in Qatar during 2008 was 34% [23]. However, this number is likely to vary over time, subject to changes in the proportion of the expatriate population.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In 2018, Qatar reinstated the universal screening policy. The estimated rate of GBS colonization in Qatar during 2008 was 34% [23]. However, this number is likely to vary over time, subject to changes in the proportion of the expatriate population.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%