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SUBMITTER: Lain SJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3191429 | biostudies-other | 2011 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Lain Samantha J SJ Roberts Christine L CL Warning Julia J Vivian-Taylor Josephine J Ford Jane B JB
BMJ open 20110512 1
<h4>Objective</h4>The objective of this study was to estimate the weekly prevalence of self-reported recently acquired infections in women at least 20 weeks pregnant.<h4>Design</h4>We conducted a cross-sectional survey of pregnant women in a hospital antenatal clinic in Sydney, Australia between August 2008 and April 2009. Women were asked to report whether they had onset of a new infection in the 7 days before completing the questionnaire, and were asked for details of symptoms and medication t ...[more]