https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00002118
Bronner Goncalves
A set of datasets and code used to perform Bayesian evidence synthesis, as part of an investigation of statistical methods that may be used to estimate the incidence of invasive neonatal infections caused by Group B Streptococcus bacteria using different types of epidemiological data. These files are derived from supplementary appendices of two papers: “Maternal Colonization With Group B Streptococcus and Serotype Distribution Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses” (10.1093/cid/cix658) and “Risk of Early-Onset Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease With Maternal Colonization Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses” (10.1093/cid/cix655). The files were published under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.
Group B Streptococcus, Infection, Incidence
Data from studies estimating maternal GBS colonisation. It includes data on the 325 data points included in the analysis
| Variable name | Variable description |
| GBSpos | The number of pregnant women for whom there was evidence of GBS colonisation |
| NoWomen | Number of participants (pregnant women) in each study. |
| iso3 | Iso3 code for country where each study was performed |
| sampling_site | Corresponds to the anatomical sampling site, with recto-vaginal sampling coded as 0 |
| culture_method | Corresponds to the microbiological method used to culture GBS (more sensitive method coded as 0) |
Data from studies estimating risk of EOGBS in babies born to GBS colonised mothers that were included in the analysis.
| Variable name | Variable description |
| IAP_use | The percentage of pregnant women in the study who received antibiotics |
| GBS_Col | The number of pregnant women included in the study |
| EOGBS_Cases | the number of EOGBS cases diagnosed in each study |