Understanding GBS infection in pregnancy: exploring adverse maternal and pregnancy outcomes and the prospect of a GBS vaccine

Group B streptococcus (GBS) or Streptococcus agalactiae is a beta-hemolytic, Gram-positive coccus that can colonize the genitourinary and gastrointestinal tract of pregnant people. GBS can transition from asymptomatic colonization to pathogenic bacterium which can then lead to adverse pregnancy, mat...

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Main Authors: Monica Sosa, Linda O. Eckert, Alisa Kachikis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-07-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361251343710
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