Evaluation of the Xpert Xpress GBS test for rapid detection of group B Streptococcus in pregnant women

Evaluation of the Xpert Xpress GBS test for rapid detection of group B Streptococcus in pregnant women

ABSTRACT Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains the leading cause of serious neonatal infection. Prenatal screening for vaginal and rectal GBS colonization is necessary in late pregnancy. Our objective was to compare the performance of four methods including the Xpert Xpress GBS, standard broth enrichm...

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Main Authors: Feiling Wang, Lehui Yi, Fang Ming, Rui Dong, Feng Wang, Ruirui Chen, Xiaoling Hu, Xuri Chen, Bo Sun, Yi-Wei Tang, Yuanfang Zhu, Lijuan Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-01-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
group B Streptococcus
Xpert Xpress GBS
enrichment culture
qPCR
direct culture
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02206-23

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02206-23

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