Document Type

Article

Original Publication Date

1994

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

DOI of Original Publication

10.1155/S1064744994000499

Comments

Originally published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744994000499

Date of Submission

August 2014

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Equate Strep B® test for clinical use in patients at high risk for complications from group B streptococcus (GBS) disease.

Methods: Vaginoperineal swabs were obtained from patients with preterm premature rupture of the membranes and/or preterm labor and semiquantitative GBS cultures and Equate® assay were performed.

Results: From May 14, 1990, to April 30, 1992, 650 patients were enrolled; 626 had both culture and Equate® results available, of whom 24% were colonized with GBS. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the rapid assay were 28%, 84%, 35%, and 79%, respectively. Although the prevalence of GBS was higher in patients with ruptured membranes compared with those with intact membranes, rupture of membranes did not affect test sensitivity or specificity.

Conclusions: We conclude that the Equate® rapid assay is not a sensitive method of GBS detection in high-risk patients.

Rights

Copyright © 1994 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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VCU Obstetrics and Gynecology Publications

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