Rapid method for the detection of group B streptococci from human sources.
A modification of the classical CAMP test has been devised for the rapid detection of streptococci of serological Group B from human sources. The method was compared with detection based on the development of orange pigmented colonies on a starch-based medium and with detection by conventional methods. In a survey of vaginal carriage of Group B streptococci in parturient women, the modified CAMP test detected a carriage rate of 13.09%, the starch-based, pigment enhancing medium, 5.76% and the conventional methods, 8.38%. It proved to be particularly useful for detecting the organisms in the presence of other bacteria.
D004423:Ear / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000032:analysis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology
D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic