Overall IPD Risk Among Women Is Low During Pregnancy, Study Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (1/27, Nye) reports a study found that “although the overall risk for invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) among women is low during pregnancy, the incidence of disease in pregnant patients is significantly higher in the third trimester relative to that of nonpregnant patients.” The researchers said, “Pregnant women in their third trimester and postpartum women have an increased risk of IPD compared to non-pregnant women, but the serotypes responsible for IPD were similar.” The findings were published in the Journal of Infection.