TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mohamed Mahmoud Kamel Abdellatif 
AU  - Doaa Mohammad Abdelatty Ghaith , 
AU  - Mona Abdelaziz Wassef , 
AU  - Rana Mohamed Abdelsamie Abdella , 
TI  - Rapid detection of group B streptococci from vaginal swabs collected from near- term pregnant women by granada{u2122}  biphasic broth / 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cairo : 
PB  - Mohamed Mahmoud Kamel Abdellatif , 
KW  - GBS
KW  - Granada{u2122} Biphasic Broth
KW  - Turnaround time
N1  - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology; Issued also as CD
N2  - Background: Maternal prenatal screening for group B streptococci  (GBS) is mandatory for proper intrapartum chemoprophylaxis in order to  reduce the incidence of neonatal GBS infections. Culturing of vaginal and anorectal swab specimens in selective broth is the screening procedure recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Methods: The present study conducted in 2014 from November to January at the outpatient clinic of the antenatal care of Kasr El-Aini  University Hospital. Two high vaginal swabs were obtained from 80  pregnant women (35-37) weeks of gestation. One vaginal swab was  plated on 5% sheep blood agar plates. The other swab immersed into  selective enrichment broth Granada{u2122} Biphasic Broth. Negative broth cultures were sub cultured onto 5% sheep blood agar plates.  Conformation of GBS growth was done by CAMP test. Results and conclusion: The carriage rate of GBS was 11.25% among pregnant women. Using of Granada{u2122} Biphasic Broth reduced the turnaround time  needed for detection of GBS in comparison with conventional culture
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