Increasing the detection rate of Group B Streptococcal carriers by non-selective cervico-vaginal culture accompanied with the selective vagino-anorectal one

Cibali Açikgöz Z., Turhan N. Ö., Gamberzade Ş., Göçer S.

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, cilt.46, sa.1, ss.69-71, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0732-8893(02)00555-2
  • Dergi Adı: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.69-71
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: group B streptococcus, GBS screening, GBS screening media, RAPID DETECTION, PREGNANT-WOMEN, BROTH MEDIUM, COLONIZATION, DISEASE, AGAR
  • Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

It has been previously well defined that selective vagino-anorectal culture is required for detection of group B streptococcal (GBS) carriage. We interestingly observed that in 5.74% of carriers, GBS were recovered only from cervico-vaginal samples inoculated onto nonselective human blood agar, without recovery from vagino-anorectal samples inoculated to four selective media. © 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.