Antepartum Screening for Group B Streptococcus by Three FDA-Cleared Molecular Tests and Effect of Shortened Enrichment Culture on Molecular Detection Rates

Culture-Based Method with Performance Comparable to That of PCR-Based Methods for Detection of Group B Streptococcus in Screening Samples from Pregnant Women

(2013) B. R. Berg et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Evaluation of the BD MAX GBS assay to detect Streptococcus group B in LIM broth–enriched antepartum vaginal–rectal specimens

(2012) John Schwartz et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Committee Opinion No. 485: Prevention of Early-Onset Group B Streptococcal Disease in Newborns

(2011)   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Recommendations for the Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal (GBS) Disease

(2011)   PEDIATRICS

Comparison of culture with two different qPCR assays for detection of rectovaginal carriage of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci) in pregnant women

(2011) Nabil Abdullah El Aila et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

Temporal Characterization of Carrot Broth-Enhanced Real-Time PCR as an Alternative Means for Rapid Detection ofStreptococcus agalactiaefrom Prenatal Anorectal and Vaginal Screenings

(2010) Erik Munson et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Multicenter Evaluation of the BD Max GBS Assay for Detection of Group B Streptococci in Prenatal Vaginal and Rectal Screening Swab Specimens from Pregnant Women

(2010) J. Riedlinger et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Rapid Group B Streptococci Screening Using a Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay

(2010) Rodney K. Edwards et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Comparative Evaluation of the AccuProbe Group B Streptococcus Culture Test, the BD GeneOhm Strep B Assay, and Culture for Detection of Group B Streptococci in Pregnant Women

(2009) L. M. Scicchitano et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comparison of Carrot Broth- and Selective Todd-Hewitt Broth-Enhanced PCR Protocols for Real-Time Detection of Streptococcus agalactiae in Prenatal Vaginal/Anorectal Specimens

(2008) T. Block et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY