Other members of the GBS2 Trial Collaborative Group
Clinical collaborators
- Dr Shad Hussain (Consultant Neonatologist).
- Professor Khaled Ismail (Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology).
- Ms Sal Higgins (Lead Research Midwife).
- Dr Stephen Kempley (Consultant Neonatologist).
Trial delivery
- Mr Kostas Tryposkiadis (Trial Statistician).
- Ms Alicia Jakeman (Trial Co-ordinator).
- Ms Gemma Slinn (Trials Management Team leader).
- Mr Adrian Wilcockson (Database Developer).
Trial Steering Committee
- Professor Paul Heath (chairperson).
- Professor Kerry Hood.
- Professor Stavros Petrou.
- Professor Ben Stenson.
- Dr Sarah McMullen.
- Professor Julia Sanders.
- Ms Alison Stanley.
Data Monitoring Committee
- Professor Stephen Walters (chairperson).
- Professor Patrick Bossuyt.
- Professor Ruth Gilbert.
- Dr Rhona Hughes.
Principal investigators at participating maternity units
See Appendix 1, Table 32.
Contributions of authors
Professor Jane Daniels (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3324-6771) (Professor of Clinical Trials and Non-Clinical Lead Investigator) contributed to the design, delivery, analysis and interpretation of all components of the GBS2 trial, the first draft and overall editing of the final report.
Ms Emily F Dixon (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3660-5354) (Trial Co-ordinator) was responsible for the day-to-day management and delivery of the cluster trial and test accuracy study, contributed to drafting the report and edited the final report.
Ms Alicia Gill (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5019-6054) (Trial Statistician) performed the analyses for the cluster trial, accuracy study and microbiology study.
Dr Jon Bishop (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1789-5886) (Senior Statistician) contributed to the analysis, the interpretation of the cluster trial, accuracy study and microbiology study, and the drafting of the report.
Ms Maria D’Amico (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1457-6399) (Research Assistant) contributed to the design and delivery of all components of the study.
Mr Khaled Ahmed (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5699-5834) (Senior Trial Co-ordinator) was responsible for the day-to-day management and delivery of the cluster trial and test accuracy study.
Dr Julie Dodds (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6041-1456) (Senior Research Manager) contributed to the design and delivery of all components of the study.
Mr Kostas Tryposkiadis (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2516-1180) (Trial Statistician) contributed to the analysis of the cluster trial and performed the randomisation.
Dr Mark Wilks (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-1944) (Consultant Microbiologist) contributed to the design, analysis, the interpretation of the accuracy study and microbiology study.
Dr Michael Millar (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5675-9679) (Consultant Microbiologist) contributed to the design, analysis, the interpretation of the accuracy study and microbiology study, and the drafting of the report.
Dr Shahid Husain (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8910-9472) (Consultant Neonatologist) contributed to the design and interpretation of the cluster trial.
Dr Jim Gray (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4169-3141) (Consultant Microbiologist) contributed to the design, analysis and the interpretation of the cluster trial accuracy study.
Ms Angela Whiley (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8672-463X) (Research Scientist) contributed to the design and delivery of the microbiology study.
Dr Patrick V Moore (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5205-8832) (Lecturer in Health Economics) contributed to the design and interpretation of the economic evaluation, performed the analysis and drafted the economic study chapter.
Ms Ruvimbo L Munetsi (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3472-8548) (Research Associate) contributed to the design and interpretation of the economic evaluation, and performed the analysis.
Professor Karla Hemming (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2226-6550) (Professor of Biostatistics) contributed to the design, analysis and interpretation of the cluster trial.
Professor Tracy Roberts (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0624-0537) (Professor of Health Economics) contributed to the design, analysis and interpretation of the economic evaluation.
Mrs Jane Plumb (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0738-3695) (Chief Executive of Group B Strep Support) contributed to the design and interpretation of the cluster trial and accuracy study, and led on parent and public involvement contributions.
Professor Jonathan Deeks (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8850-1971) (Professor of Medical Statistics) contributed to the design, analysis and interpretation of the accuracy study.
Professor Khalid S Khan (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5084-7312) (Professor of Women’s Health and Clinical Epidemiology and Initial Chief Clinical Investigator) contributed to the design, delivery and interpretation of the cluster trial and accuracy study.
Professor Shakila Thangaratinam (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4254-460X) (Professor of Maternal and Perinatal Health and Chief Investigator) contributed to the design, delivery, analysis and interpretation of all components of the GBS2 trial, the first draft and overall editing of the final report.
Publication
Daniels JP, Dixon E, Gill A, Bishop J, Wilks M, Millar M, et al. Rapid intrapartum test for maternal group B streptococcal colonisation and its effect on antibiotic use in labouring women with risk factors for early-onset neonatal infection (GBS2): cluster randomised trial with nested test accuracy study. BMC Med 2022;20:9
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