Comparison of Culture and Rapid Enzyme Immunoassay for the Detection of Group B Streptococcus in
High-Risk Pregnancies

Mara J. Dinsmoor; Harry P. Dalton; Thomas C. C. Peng; James T. Christmas; Sousan Sayahtaheri-Altaie; Kevin Harvey; J. Peter VanDorsten

doi:10.1155/S1064744994000499

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 1994)

Comparison of Culture and Rapid Enzyme Immunoassay for the Detection of Group B Streptococcus in High-Risk Pregnancies

Mara J. Dinsmoor,
Harry P. Dalton,
Thomas C. C. Peng,
James T. Christmas,
Sousan Sayahtaheri-Altaie,
Kevin Harvey,
J. Peter VanDorsten

Affiliations

Mara J. Dinsmoor: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pathology, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980034 MCV Station, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
Harry P. Dalton: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pathology, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980034 MCV Station, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
Thomas C. C. Peng: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pathology, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980034 MCV Station, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
James T. Christmas: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pathology, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980034 MCV Station, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
Sousan Sayahtaheri-Altaie: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pathology, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980034 MCV Station, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
Kevin Harvey: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pathology, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980034 MCV Station, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
J. Peter VanDorsten: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pathology, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980034 MCV Station, Richmond, VA 23298, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/S1064744994000499
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 3
pp. 115 – 119

Abstract

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Equate Strep B® test for clinical use in patients at high risk for complications from group B streptococcus (GBS) disease.

Published in Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

ISSN: 1064-7449 (Print); 1098-0997 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7281

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