Open AccessEvaluation of the Strep B OIA Test Compared to Standard Culture Methods for Detection of Group B Streptococci
Author(s) -
J.Y. Song,
Li-Hung Lin,
Susan Shott,
Nicholas E. Kimber,
J. Tangora,
Arnold W. Cohen,
A. Wells,
M. Maezes,
Alla Aroutcheva,
Sebastian Faro
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1098-0997
pISSN - 1064-7449
DOI - 10.1155/s1064744999000356
Subject(s) - medicine , group b , predictive value , agar , gold standard (test) , streptococcus , nalidixic acid , positive predicative value , gynecology , gastroenterology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics , bacteria , ampicillin , genetics
Objective: This study evaluated the accuracy of the commercial product Strep B OIA (optical immunoassay) compared to the standard agar and broth culture methods for detecting vaginal colonization with group B streptococcus (GBS)