title: Infections in international pregnancy study: performance of the optical immunoassay test for detection of group B streptococcus.
abstract: We evaluated the Strep B optical immunoassay (OIA; ThermoBiostar, Inc.) for detecting light and heavy group B streptococcus colonization in 1,306 pregnant women. The women were examined at 20 to 32 weeks gestation and were from six countries. Compared to culture, the sensitivity and specificity of OIA were 13.3 and 98.4%, respectively, for light colonization and 41.5 and 97.7%, respectively, for heavy colonization.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Bangkok, Thailand. Jadsada@kku.ac.th
authors: Jadsada
authors: J
authors: Thinkhamrop
authors: Sompop
authors: S
authors: Limpongsanurak
authors: Mario R
authors: MR
authors: Festin
authors: Sean
authors: S
authors: Daly
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Schuchat
authors: Pisake
authors: P
authors: Lumbiganon
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Zell
authors: Tsungai
authors: T
authors: Chipato
authors: Aye Aye
authors: AA
authors: Win
authors: Mindy J
authors: MJ
authors: Perilla
authors: Jorge E
authors: JE
authors: Tolosa
authors: Cynthia G
authors: CG
authors: Whitney
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D002052:Myanmar / Q000453:epidemiology; D015143:Philadelphia / Q000453:epidemiology; D010679:Philippines / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015030:Zimbabwe / Q000453:epidemiology