Self-collection of samples for group B streptococcus testing during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sample self-collection for reproductive tract infection diagnosis has been found to offer greater convenience, privacy, autonomy, and expanded access to testing in non-pregnant adults. This review aimed to determine whether sample self-collection is as accurate as provider-collection for detection of group B streptococcus colonisation in pregnancy and whether a strategy of self-collection compared to provider-collection might improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes.

Methods

We searched CINAHL Plus, Medline, EMBASE, Maternity and Infant Care Database, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in June 2022. Eligible studies compared self-collected and provider-collected samples taken from the same participants

SUBMITTER: Borg SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729404 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature