Universal screening versus risk-based protocols for antibiotic prophylaxis during childbirth to prevent early-onset Group B streptococcal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: Screening-based protocols were associated with lower incidences of EOGBS disease compared to risk-based protocols, while not clearly overexposing women to antibiotics. This information is of relevance for future policymaking. PMID: 31913562 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - January 7, 2020 Category: OBGYN Authors: Hasperhoven GF, Al-Nasiry S, Bekker V, Villamor E, Kramer BWW Tags: BJOG Source Type: research