Evaluation of the Strep B OIA Test Compared to Standard Culture Methods for Detection of Group B Streptococci

• Main Authors: J. Y. Song (Author), L. L. Lin (Author), S. Shott (Author), N. Kimber (Author), J. Tangora (Author), A. Cohen (Author), A. Wells (Author), M. Maezes (Author), A. Aroutcheva (Author), S. Faro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: This study evaluated the accuracy of the commercial product Strep B OIA (optical immunoassay) compared to the standard agar and broth culture methods for detecting vaginal colonization with group B streptococcus (GBS).