Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1976 · 25 citations · 10 references
Life SciencesMaternal HealthMicrobiologyBacteriologyDiagnostic MicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologyBacterial InfectionsDiagnostic BacteriologyNeonatal InfectionsPathogen DetectionPerinatal InfectionPostpartum InfectionBacterial DetectionDirect Fluorescent Antibody TestingEnrichment BrothFluorescent StainingPerinatal Infection ScreeningPour Plate TechniqueStreak Plate TechniqueStreptococcal Colonization
Four methods (streak plate, pour plate, selective broth, and direct fluorescent-antibody staining) were evaluated for their ability to detect group B streptococcal colonization in parturient women and their offspring. When colonization was defined as a positive culture by any method from any site, selective broth was the most sensitive method, detecting 100% of colonized mothers and infants at birth and 48 h of age. This method failed to detect only one colonized individual (infant at 24 h of age). The other three methods detected from 20 to 56% of colonized individuals.
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