title: Lim group B Strep Broth and coagglutination for rapid identification of group B streptococci in preterm pregnant women.
abstract: A total of 147 preterm pregnant women at Orlando Regional Medical Center were screened for group B streptococci by using Lim Group B Strep Broth (GIBCO Laboratories, Madison, Wis.) and the Phadebact Strep B Test (Pharmacia Diagnostics, Piscataway, N.J.). Test results were available within 20 h of culture and, in the case of heavily colonized women, within 5 h. This procedure is useful in rapid diagnosis of preterm pregnant women for group B streptococcal colonization.
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology*; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media