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Article: Real-time PCR GBS detection test rapidly screens intrapartum vaginal specimens.
- Article from:
- Anti-Infectives Week
- Article date:
- November 22, 2004
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2004 NOV 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening test for group B Streptococcus (GBS) appears to be an improvement over current recommendations for prophylactic treatment of pregnant women positive for GBS as determined by prenatal culture-based screening.
"GBS are still the leading cause of severe perinatal infections. Current guidelines for prevention recommend intrapartum antimicrobial prophylaxis (IAP) for pregnant women with a positive prenatal culture-based screening for GBS. To improve this strategy, a rapid screening performed at the onset of labor with the IDI-Strep BTM test (IDI), a real time PCR ...