University thesis:
Dissertation, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 2017
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Description:
Prevalence of infectious risk factors during pregnancy: An infectiological snapshot of 180 pregnant women in a rural setting of Western Ghana A cross-sectional pilot study in a rural area of Western Ghana was carried out to develop an infectiological risk profile of pregnant women. For this, 180 expectant mothers were screened for the presence of pathogens, known to compromise the health of mother and child. Vaginal swabs were examined by microbiological or virological testings to detect group B streptococci (GBS), Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and her...