Evaluation of the XpertA registered group B streptococcus real-time polymerase chain reaction assay compared to StrepB Carrot Broth(TM) for the rapid intrapartum detection of group B streptococcus colonization

Evaluation of the XpertA registered group B streptococcus real-time polymerase chain reaction assay compared to StrepB Carrot Broth(TM) for the rapid intrapartum detection of group B streptococcus colonization

Xpert group B streptococcus (GBS) was compared to StrepB Carrot Broth(TM) (SCB) for the detection of intrapartum GBS colonization by dually collecting vaginal/rectal swabs from 231 women. Xpert GBS detected all of the cases (45, 19.5%), but 4 were missed by SCB. A rapid Xpert GBS service for women i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2011-04, Vol.69 (4), p.460-462
Hauptverfasser: Church, Deirdre Leigh, Baxter, Heather, Lloyd, Tracie, Miller, Beverley, Gregson, Daniel B
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Xpert group B streptococcus (GBS) was compared to StrepB Carrot Broth(TM) (SCB) for the detection of intrapartum GBS colonization by dually collecting vaginal/rectal swabs from 231 women. Xpert GBS detected all of the cases (45, 19.5%), but 4 were missed by SCB. A rapid Xpert GBS service for women in labor would increase costs by a arrow right 4$55a?000 per annum in our region.
ISSN:0732-8893
DOI:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.11.002