Summary

Screening and treating pregnant patients for three common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) twice during pregnancy was associated with a 23% lower risk of preterm birth compared with standard care, according to a randomized clinical trial published in Clinical Infectious Diseases from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Southern California. In practical terms, 14.5% of participants who received screening and treatment twice during pregnancy had a preterm birth, compared with 18.8% of those receiving standard care. Screening only once was not associated with a reduction in preterm birth.

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