Evaluation of the Xpert Xpress GBS test for rapid detection of group B Streptococcus in pregnant women

This was the first study evaluating the performance of the Xpert Xpress group B (GBS) test using rectovaginal swabs from Chinese pregnant women. Compared to the other three assays, the Xpert Xpress GBS test demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity when screening 939 pregnant women for GBS in re...

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Published in:	Microbiology spectrum Vol. 12; no. 1; p. e0220623
Main Authors:	Wang, Feiling, Yi, Lehui, Ming, Fang, Dong, Rui, Wang, Feng, Chen, Ruirui, Hu, Xiaoling, Chen, Xuri, Sun, Bo, Tang, Yi-Wei, Zhu, Yuanfang, Wu, Lijuan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Society for Microbiology 11-01-2024
Subjects:	Clinical Microbiology direct culture enrichment culture Female group B Streptococcus Humans Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnosis Pregnant Women qPCR Research Article Streptococcal Infections - diagnosis Streptococcus agalactiae - genetics Vagina Xpert Xpress GBS group B Streptococcus Xpert Xpress GBS direct culture enrichment culture qPCR
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