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Rapid method for the detection of Group B streptococci from human sources
Author(s) -
Jewes Linda A.,
Jones Dorothy
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1986.tb04279.x
Subject(s) - carriage , group b , microbiology and biotechnology , serology , group a , biology , medicine , immunology , antibody , pathology
A modification of the classical CAMP test has been devised for the rapid detection of streptococci of serological Group B from human sources. The method was compared with detection based on the development of orange pigmented colonies on a starch‐based medium and with detection by conventional methods. In a survey of vaginal carriage of Group B streptococci in parturient women, the modified CAMP test detected a carriage rate of 13.09%, the starch‐based, pigment enhancing medium, 5.76% and the conventional methods, 8.38%. It proved to be particularly useful for detecting the organisms in the presence of other bacteria.