Clinical evaluation of the walk-away specimen processor and ESwab for recovery of Streptococcus agalactiae isolates in prenatal screening specimens. J Clin Microbiol 2014 Jun;52(6):2166-8
Date
03/14/2014Pubmed ID
24622104Pubmed Central ID
PMC4042734DOI
10.1128/JCM.00374-14Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84901675733 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 12 CitationsAbstract
Rectal/vaginal specimens (n = 97) were collected in parallel using ESwab and Liquid Stuart (LS) rayon fiber wrapped swab collection devices. Each collection device was used to directly inoculate culture medium and LIM broth. Medium inoculation by ESwab was conducted using the Walk-Away specimen processor (WASP). Medium inoculation by the LS device was conducted manually. The sensitivities of ESwab and LS upon direct plating were 93.8% and 87.5%, respectively, and increased to 96.9% and 90.6%, respectively, following broth enrichment.
Author List
Buchan BW, Olson WJ, Mackey TL, Ledeboer NAAuthors
Blake W. Buchan PhD Professor in the Pathology department at Medical College of WisconsinNathan A. Ledeboer PhD Vice Chair, Professor in the Pathology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Bacteriological TechniquesFemale
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Prenatal Diagnosis
Rectum
Sensitivity and Specificity
Specimen Handling
Streptococcal Infections
Streptococcus agalactiae
Vagina