Accuracy of an Accelerated, Culture-Based Assay for Detection of Group B Streptococcus

• Autores principales: Jonathan P. Faro (Autor), Karen Bishop (Autor), Gerald Riddle (Autor), Mildred M. Ramirez (Autor), Allan R. Katz (Autor), Mark A. Turrentine (Autor), Sebastian Faro (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Objective. To determine the validity of a novel Group B Streptococcus (GBS) diagnostic assay for the detection of GBS in antepartum patients. Study Design. Women were screened for GBS colonization at 35 to 37 weeks of gestation. Three vaginal-rectal swabs were collected per patient; two were process...