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We addressed these questions through a systematic review of population-based studies.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291712000736_sec_a2\"><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>Electronic and manual searches and rigorous quality assessment yielded 21 studies that included an objective assessment of individual-level prenatal maternal infection and standardized psychotic diagnoses in adult offspring. Methodological differences between studies necessitated a descriptive review.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291712000736_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Results for prenatal maternal non-specific bacterial, respiratory or genital and reproductive infection differed between studies, which reported up to a two- to fivefold increased risk of schizophrenia. Evidence for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and<jats:italic>Toxoplasma gondii<\/jats:italic>was mixed; some studies reported up to a doubling of schizophrenia risk. Prenatal HSV-1 or cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections were not associated with increased risk. Exposure to influenza or other infections during early pregnancy may be more harmful than later exposure. Increased proinflammatory cytokines during pregnancy were also associated with risk. Prenatal infection was associated with structural and functional brain abnormalities relevant to schizophrenia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291712000736_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Prenatal exposure to a range of infections and inflammatory responses may be associated with risk of adult schizophrenia. Larger samples, mediation and animal models should be used to investigate whether there is a \u2018sensitive period\u2019 during development, and the effects of prenatal infections on neurodevelopment. 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