title: [Evaluation of a new device for sample collection, transport and detection of Group B Streptococcus in pregnant women].
abstract: We have designed a new device that combines sample collection, transportation, culture and detection of Group B Streptococcus (GBS), requiring no additional processing in the clinical laboratory. The objective was to evaluate the performance of this device for GBS detection in pregnant women. The new prototype was compared to direct plating of vaginal-rectal swabs onto Granada solid media plates. Direct plating method detected 124 positive samples out of 600 (20.6%) whereas the new device detected 10 additional positive samples (134/600, 22.3%). This new device (patent-protected) could be considered for routine GBS screening.
authors.affiliation: Alberto Tenorio Abreu, Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez, Ronda Exterior Norte s/n 21005 Huelva, Spain. albeteno@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tenorio-Abreu
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gómez-Fernández
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arroyo-Pedrero
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Molins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology