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Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 69(4): 460-2, 2011 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21396547
ABSTRACT
Xpert group B streptococcus (GBS) was compared to StrepB Carrot Broth™ (SCB) for the detection of intrapartum GBS colonization by dually collecting vaginal/rectal swabs from 231 women. Xpert GBS detected all of the cases (45, 19.5%), but 4 were missed by SCB. A rapid Xpert GBS service for women in labor would increase costs by â¼$55.000 per annum in our region.