Evaluation of Group B Streptococcus Differential Agar for detection and isolation of Streptococcus agalactiae

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2005 Aug;11(8):676-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01195.x.

Abstract

In total, 320 vaginal or rectal swabs were cultured on Granada medium (GM) or Group B Streptococcus Differential Agar (GBSDA), and were also inoculated into LIM broth (Todd-Hewitt broth supplemented with selective antibiotics), for detection of group B Streptococcus (GBS). Overall, GBS isolates were detected on 53 of the 320 swabs; 47 of these isolates grew on both GM and GBSDA, five only on GBSDA, and one only following subculture from LIM broth. GBSDA appears to be a valid alternative to GM for the growth of GBS isolates from pregnant women.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Agar*
  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Culture Media*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / microbiology*
  • Rectum / microbiology
  • Specimen Handling / methods
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Streptococcus agalactiae / growth & development
  • Streptococcus agalactiae / isolation & purification*
  • Vagina / microbiology

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • Agar