Neonatal septicemia due to group B streptococci — Perinatal risk factors and outcome of subsequent pregnancies

Perinatal outcome in high risk pregnancies.

OBJECTIVE To determine the perinatal outcome of high risk pregnancies, in terms of perinatal mortality, Apgar score, birth weight and neonatal complications in first week after birth. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Obstetric Department of Sir Syed Trust Hospital, Karachi, from January to December 2007. METHODOLOGY All antenatal patients attending the Outpatient Dep...

Outcome of Subsequent Pregnancies in Familial Molar Pregnancy

The Prevalence of Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Iranian Pregnant Women and Its Subsequent Outcome

Previous Pregnancies and the Subsequent Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis

Background: Osteoarthritis of the knee is a major problem and one of the most causes of disability in the elderly. Woman tending to have more frequent and more severe evidence of knee osteoarthritis. Because of the possibility, that hormonal changes may influence the disease, the present study was designed to investigate the association between pregnancies and osteoarthritis of the knee. Metho...

Group B streptococci in neonatal deaths.

Clinical microbiologists are reminded to look for group B streptococci in neonatal infants. We report four deaths, one with meningitis, occurring among 14 such infected newborn infants at our institution; of the nursing staff, 31% were also carriers of group B streptococci.