ReviewMicroorganisms2023
The Association between Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Infections in Pregnancy-Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Adverse Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes: an Umbrella review of Meta-Analyses.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Burden and determinants of puerperal sepsis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of medical research · 2025Pooled it
- Dominance of antimicrobial resistance bacteria and risk factors of bacteriuria infection among pregnant women in East Africa: implications for public health.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- The Effect of Probiotics on Health in Pregnancy and Infants: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2025Trial
- The cervicovaginal gut microbiota axis as a key determinant of systemic physiology.Gut microbes · 2026Review
- Mapping current evidence and knowledge gaps in gestational diabetes mellitus in Vietnam and Vietnamese diaspora: a scoping review.Global health action · 2026Article
- Gardnerella enrichment in the vaginal microbiome of women with gestational diabetes mellitus is associated with lower fetal birthweight percentiles.Diabetologia · 2026Observational
- Impact of Maternal Diabetes in Pregnancy on Newborn IgG Antibody Repertoire and Infection Risk in the First 6 Months of Life.Diabetes care · 2026Article
- Antioxidant Capacity of Colostrum of Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus-A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Is Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Associated with Peripartum Infections?Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Renal Malacoplakia Following Obstetric Intervention: A Rare Cause of Acute Kidney Injury in a Young Woman.Clinics and practice · 2025Article
- Impact of Glycemic Variability on Vaginal Flora Alterations and Concomitant Antimicrobial Resistance During Pregnancy: Implications for Fetomaternal Outcomes.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2025Article
- Influences of gestational diabetes mellitus on the changes in the vaginal microbiota from antepartum to postpartum.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Interacting and joint effects of assisted reproductive technology and gestational diabetes mellitus on preterm birth and the mediating role of gestational diabetes mellitus: a cohort study using a propensity score.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Article
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- Hyperglycemia enhances group BFrontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Gestational diabetes mellitus - more than the eye can see - a warning sign for future maternal health with transgenerational impact.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2025Review
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- Sepsis in obstetric care for the emergency clinician: A review.Seminars in perinatology · 2024Review
- Missed Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Due to Selective Screening: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study in the West Nile Sub-Region, Uganda.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the association between gestational diabetes mellitus and infections during pregnancy. We included cross-sectional, case-control, cohort studies and clinical trials, evaluating the frequency of infections in women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus. A search was conducted in Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science electronic databases and by manually searching references, until 23 March 2022, resulting in 16 studies being selected for review, with 111,649 women in the gestational diabetes mellitus group, and 1,429,659 in the controls. Cochrane's Q test of heterogeneity and I² were used to assess heterogeneity. Pooled odds ratio (OR) was calculated. Funnel plots and Egger test were used for assessment of publication bias. The results showed a significant association between gestational diabetes mellitus and infections (pooled-OR 1.3 95% CI [1.2-1.5]). Sub-analyses showed a significant association for urinary tract infections (pooled-OR of 1.2 95% CI [1.1-1.3]), bacterial infections (pooled-OR were 1.2 95% CI [1.1-1.4]), and SARS-CoV-2 (pooled-OR 1.5 95% CI [1.2-2.0]) but not to gingivitis or vaginal candidiasis. The results underscore the significance of acknowledging gestational diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for infections.
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