Evaluation of the Strep B OIA Test Compared to Standard Culture Methods for Detection of Group B Streptococci

J. Y. Song; L. L. Lin; S. Shott; N. Kimber; J. Tangora; A. Cohen; A. Wells; M. Maezes; A. Aroutcheva; S. Faro

doi:10.1155/S1064744999000356

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 1999)

Evaluation of the Strep B OIA Test Compared to Standard Culture Methods for Detection of Group B Streptococci

J. Y. Song,
L. L. Lin,
S. Shott,
N. Kimber,
J. Tangora,
A. Cohen,
A. Wells,
M. Maezes,
A. Aroutcheva,
S. Faro

Affiliations

J. Y. Song: Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612-3833, USA
L. L. Lin: Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612-3833, USA
S. Shott: Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612-3833, USA
N. Kimber: Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612-3833, USA
J. Tangora: Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612-3833, USA
A. Cohen: Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612-3833, USA
A. Wells: Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612-3833, USA
M. Maezes: Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612-3833, USA
A. Aroutcheva: Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612-3833, USA
S. Faro: Section of Infectious Disease, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612-3833, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/S1064744999000356
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 4
pp. 202 – 205

Abstract

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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).

Published in Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

ISSN: 1064-7449 (Print); 1098-0997 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
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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