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A screening test (GBS-Test) for urogenital carriage of group B streptococci

1987; Elsevier BV; Volume: 157; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0002-9378(87)80166-7

ISSN

1097-6868

Autores

Karen Kvist Christensen, Poul Christensen,

Tópico(s)

Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis

Resumo

A commercial kit for the detection of group B streptococci (GBS-Test) is described. The test is based on orange pigment production after 2 days' incubation at 37 degrees C. It showed a 100% specificity and a sensitivity superior to that of a conventional selective broth method.

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