title: Rapid isolation and identification of group B streptococci from selective broth medium by slide co-agglutination test.
abstract: Direct identification of group B streptococci from a selective broth medium was performed with the Phadebact streptococcus test to determine the feasibility of this technique for early detection of streptococcal colonization. Of 124 clinical isolates, 122 (98.4%) were correctly identified in less than 24 h from the selective broth medium, whereas standard cultures from blood agar plates identified, after 48 h, only 66 (53.2%). The presence of group B streptococci in mixed cultures was always detected by the Phadebact test, and no false-positive co-agglutination tests were observed in 372 cultures from which organisms other than group B streptococci were isolated.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000382:microbiology*; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media