Validation of a modified enrichment broth for efficient screening of group B Streptococcus in pregnant women

Validation of a modified enrichment broth for efficient screening of group B Streptococcus in pregnant women

We validated a modified enrichment broth that changes its color when group B Streptococcus (GBS) grows. No GBS was detected in any of the non-yellow samples. Thus, the non-yellow samples were considered GBS-negative without conducting further examinations, potentially reducing medical costs and work...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of microbiology, immunology and infection immunology and infection, 2024-08
Hauptverfasser: Tanno, Daiki, Saito, Kyoichi, Tomii, Yasuaki, Nakatsuka, Yukari, Uechi, Kohei, Ohashi, Kazutaka, Yamadera, Yukio, Hata, Atsuko, Toyokawa, Masahiro, Shimura, Hiroki
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Sprache:eng
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GBS screening in pregnant women
Selective enrichment broth
Streptococcus agalactiae
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Zusammenfassung:We validated a modified enrichment broth that changes its color when group B Streptococcus (GBS) grows. No GBS was detected in any of the non-yellow samples. Thus, the non-yellow samples were considered GBS-negative without conducting further examinations, potentially reducing medical costs and workload.
ISSN:1684-1182
1995-9133
1995-9133
DOI:10.1016/j.jmii.2024.07.015