Evaluation of the New Brilliance GBS Chromogenic Medium for Screening of Streptococcus agalactiae Vaginal Colonization in Pregnant Women |
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| Authors: | Paul O. Verhoeven Pauline Noyel Julie Bonneau Anne Carricajo Nathalie Fonsale Alain Ros Bruno Pozzetto Florence Grattard |
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| Affiliation: | aGIMAP EA 3064 (Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes), University of Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France ;bLaboratory of Bacteriology-Virology-Hygiene, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France |
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Three commercial chromogenic agar media were evaluated for Streptococcus agalactiae screening in 200 vaginal swabs from pregnant women. The sensitivity and specificity were 94.3% and 100% for Granada medium (bioMérieux), 100% and 90.3% for Brilliance GBS medium (Thermo Fisher Scientific), and 100% and 98.8% for ChromID STRB medium (bioMérieux), respectively. |
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