Evaluation of the new brilliance GBS chromogenic medium for screening of Streptococcus agalactiae vaginal colonization in pregnant women

Paul O Verhoeven; Pauline Noyel; Julie Bonneau; Anne Carricajo; Nathalie Fonsale; Alain Ros; Bruno Pozzetto; Florence Grattard

doi:10.1128/JCM.02926-13

Evaluation of the new brilliance GBS chromogenic medium for screening of Streptococcus agalactiae vaginal colonization in pregnant women

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Mar;52(3):991-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02926-13. Epub 2014 Jan 8.

Authors

Paul O Verhoeven¹, Pauline Noyel, Julie Bonneau, Anne Carricajo, Nathalie Fonsale, Alain Ros, Bruno Pozzetto, Florence Grattard

Affiliation

¹ GIMAP EA 3064 (Groupe Immunité des Muqueuses et Agents Pathogènes), University of Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France.

Abstract

Three commercial chromogenic agar media were evaluated for Streptococcus agalactiae screening in 200 vaginal swabs from pregnant women. The sensitivity and specificity were 94.3% and 100% for Granada medium (bioMérieux), 100% and 90.3% for Brilliance GBS medium (Thermo Fisher Scientific), and 100% and 98.8% for ChromID STRB medium (bioMérieux), respectively.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
Chromogenic Compounds / metabolism*
Culture Media / chemistry*
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Pregnant Women
Sensitivity and Specificity
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
Streptococcus agalactiae / isolation & purification*
Vagina / microbiology

Substances

Chromogenic Compounds
Culture Media