<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<front>
<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-5552</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Salud Uninorte]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Salud, Barranquilla]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-5552</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Fundación Universidad del Norte, División de Ciencias de la]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0120-55522020000200425</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.14482/sun.36.2.618.2</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Eficacia de una prueba molecular en el diagnóstico del Streptococcus agalactiae en pacientes gestantes de la ciudad de Santa Marta (Colombia)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Efficacy of a molecular test in the diagnosis of Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant patients from the city of Santa Marta (Colombia)]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[BERENA PERTUZ MEZA]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[YOLIMA]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[GONZÁLEZ RUIZ]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[GISELA ESTHER]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>425</fpage>
<lpage>435</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-55522020000200425&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-55522020000200425&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-55522020000200425&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivos: Determinar la eficacia de una prueba molecular en el diagnóstico del Streptococcus agalactiae o Streptococcus beta hemolítico del grupo B (SGB), en gestantes Samarias.  Métodos: Estudio evaluativo con diseño no experimental, llevado a cabo en una población de 100 mujeres entre 35 y 37 semanas de gestación, de la cual se calculó una muestra probabilística de 80 pacientes, con nivel de confianza de 95 % y margen de error de 5 %. La prueba utilizada para la evaluación de eficacia fue la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR) en tiempo real, la cual permite amplificar secuencias específicas de ácido desoxirribonucleico (ADN) a más de un billón de veces, confrontadas con una prueba rutinaria utilizando el medio Cromogénico (CHROMagar) orientador. Se respetaron los criterios éticos definidos para estudios en humanos.  Resultados: Edad promedio de la población 27 años; con la aplicación de la prueba molecular (PCR en tiempo real) se detectaron 42/80 pacientes colonizadas por SGB, correspondiente a una positividad del 52 %; prueba que demostró sensibilidad de 65, especificidad de 93, valor predictivo positivo (VPP) 91,2 y valor predictivo negativo (VPN) 73,1; mientras que con la prueba de comparación el nivel de positividad fue del 5 % (4/80), con una sensibilidad de 6,2, especificidad de 3, VPP 8,8 y VPN 26,9.  Conclusiones: La prueba PCR en tiempo real, como prueba molecular utilizada, mostró mayor eficacia a la hora de diagnosticar casos de Streptococcus agalactiae beta hemolítico del grupo B (SGB) al ser confrontada con la prueba rutinaria.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objectives: To determine the efficacy of a molecular test in the diagnosis of Streptococcus agalactiae or beta hemolytic group B (SGB); in Samarian pregnant women.  Methods: Evaluative study with no experiment design; carried out in a population of 100 women between 35 and 37 weeks of gestation, from which a probabilistic sample of 80 patients was calculated, with a confidence level of 95% and margin of error of 5%. The test used for the evaluation of effectiveness was the real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) which allows to amplify specific sequences of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) more than one billion times, compared with a routine test using the Chromogenic (CHROMagar) guiding medium. The ethical criteria defined for human studies were respected.  Results: Average age of the population 27 years; with the application of the molecular test (real-time PCR) 42/80 patients were detected colonized by GBS, corresponding to a positivity of 52%, a test that showed sensitivity of 65, specificity 93, PPV 91.2 and NPV 73.1; whereas with the comparison test the positivity level was 5% (4/80), with a sensitivity of 6.2, specificity of 3, PPV 8.8 and NPV 26.9.  Conclusions: The real-time PCR test, as molecular test used, showed greater efficacy when diagnosing cases of group B beta hemolytic Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS), when confronted with the routine test.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Streptococcus agalactiae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[diagnóstico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[reacción en cadena de la polimerasa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[eficacia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Streptococcus agalactiae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Diagnosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Polymerase chain reaction]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Efficacy]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
</front><back>
<ref-list>
<ref id="B1">
<label>1</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Koenig]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Keenan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[WJ.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Group B Streptococcus and Early-Onset Sepsis in the Era of Maternal Prophylaxis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Pediatr Clin NAm]]></source>
<year>2009</year>
<volume>56</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>689-708</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B2">
<label>2</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rojas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arias]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Otálora]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Prevalencia del Estreptococo B en el tracto genital inferior en embarazadas entre 35 y 37 semanas Hospital de San José]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Repert.med.cir]]></source>
<year>2010</year>
<volume>19</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>141-6</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B3">
<label>3</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Azario]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Núñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sandoval]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rios]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Y]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kuster]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castillón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Estudio de prevalencia de portación del Estreptococo grupo B en embarazadas de 35 a 37 semanas de gestación que concurren al Hospital Justo José de Urquiza de la ciudad de Concepción del Uruguay]]></source>
<year>2012</year>
<volume>2</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>1-8</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B4">
<label>4</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Andreu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arribas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cabero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Melchor]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Prevención de la infección perinatal por estreptococo del grupo B. Recomendaciones españolas. Documento consenso]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin]]></source>
<year>2012</year>
<volume>31</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>159-72</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B5">
<label>5</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cueto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[De la Rosa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Prevención de la infección neonatal por Streptococcus agalactiae. Un tema consolidado]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin]]></source>
<year>2003</year>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<issue>4</issue>
<page-range>171-3 171</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B6">
<label>6</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mora]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moreno]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mérida]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Infección Neonatal por Streptococcus agalactiae. Revisión y actualización sobre la prevención]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Revista médica digital]]></source>
<year>2013</year>
<volume>1</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>1-18</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B7">
<label>7</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Abarzúa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Argomedo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Meissner]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[T]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Garrido]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fariña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Prevalencia de portación vaginal-anal de Streptococcus agalactiae en el tercer trimestre de gestación y susceptibilidad a macrólidos y lincosamidas, en mujeres embarazadas de Clínica Alemana Temuco]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Rev. Chilena Infectol]]></source>
<year>2014</year>
<volume>31</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>305-8</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B8">
<label>8</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Crespo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Henao]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Espitia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Herrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Colonización por Streptococcus agalactiae en mujeres gestantes de los centros de atención de la ESE Norte en Cali]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Ciencia &amp; Salud]]></source>
<year>2012</year>
<volume>1</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>23-31</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B9">
<label>9</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social - Colciencias Guía de práctica clínica</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Recién nacido: sepsis neonatal temprana]]></source>
<year>2013</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Guía N° 06]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B10">
<label>10</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ceballos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Loaiza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Romero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ospina]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vásquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Caracterización de las gestantes tamizadas para Streptococcus agalactiae y su relación con la sepsis neonatal temprana en la clínica El Prado, Medellín]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Infectio]]></source>
<year>2014</year>
<volume>18</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>66-71</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B11">
<label>11</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barajas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Báez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Enfermedad neonatal temprana por Streptococcus agalactiae en una unidad de recién nacidos. Factores de riesgo materno-fetales asociados a severidad y mortalidad]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Rev. Cienc. Salud]]></source>
<year>2011</year>
<volume>9</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>251-8</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B12">
<label>12</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Álvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Toraño]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Llanes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Colonización vaginal/rectal por Streptococcus agalactiae en gestantes de Melena del Sur, Cuba]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical]]></source>
<year>2014</year>
<volume>66</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>415-23</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B13">
<label>13</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rojo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Araya]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hormazábal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Maldonado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Caracterización molecular en aislados chilenos de Streptococcus agalactiae]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Rev. Med]]></source>
<year>2008</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Chile ]]></publisher-loc>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B14">
<label>14</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Costa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR) a tiempo real. Servicio de Microbiología]]></source>
<year>2004</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Barcelona. España ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Hospital Clínica Provincial]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B15">
<label>15</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>Wiener Laboratorios</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Reacción en cadena de la polimerasa en tiempo real: Agenda de congresos]]></source>
<year>2008</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Argentina ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Boletín del Servicio Bibliográfico de S.A.I.C]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B16">
<label>16</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Duque]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Uribe]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[O]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gutiérrez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ruiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Leudo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Comparación de métodos para la recuperación y determinación de la prevalencia de Streptococcus agalactiae en mujeres gestantes de Medellín]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Infectio]]></source>
<year>2010</year>
<volume>14</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>105-11</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B17">
<label>17</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Schwartz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Robinson]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Makin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Boyanton]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Evaluation of the BD MAX GBS assay to detect Streptococcus group B in LIM broth -enriched antepartum vaginal-rectal specimens]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease]]></source>
<year>2012</year>
<volume>73</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>97-8</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B18">
<label>18</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mansini]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Declaración de Helsinki: principios éticos para la investigación médicas sobre sujetos humanos]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Acta bioethica]]></source>
<year>2000</year>
<volume>6</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>321-34</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B19">
<label>19</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<collab>Colombia. Ministerio de Salud</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Resolución 8430 de 1993]]></source>
<year></year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B20">
<label>20</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>Cepal</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Agenda 2030 y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. Una oportunidad para América Latina y el Caribe]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Naciones Unidas]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B21">
<label>21</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Schwartz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Robinson]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Makin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Boyanton]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Evaluation of the BD MAX GBS assay to detect Streptococcus group B in LIM broth -enriched antepartum vaginal-rectal specimens]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease]]></source>
<year>2012</year>
<volume>73</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>97-8</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B22">
<label>22</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Miller]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Deak]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Humphriesa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Comparison of the AmpliVue, BD Max System, and illumigene Molecular Assays for Detection of Group B Streptococcus in Antenatal Screening Specimens]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Journal of Clinical Microbiology]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>53</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<issue>6</issue>
<page-range>1938-41</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B23">
<label>23</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Riedlinger]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Beqaj]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Milish]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Young]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Smith]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dodd]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Multicenter Evaluation of the BD Max GBS Assay for Detection of Group B Streptococci in Prenatal Vaginal and Rectal Screening Swab Specimens from Pregnant Women]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Journal of clinical microbiology]]></source>
<year>2010</year>
<volume>48</volume>
<numero>11</numero>
<issue>11</issue>
<page-range>4239-41</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B24">
<label>24</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sabater]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moreno]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Campos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pardo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Utilización del medio CHROmagar orientation en la detección de Streptococcus agalactiae en gestantes. Cartas científicas]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin]]></source>
<year>2010</year>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>8</numero>
<issue>8</issue>
<page-range>558-67</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B25">
<label>25</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cools]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[PC]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Melin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Group B Streptococcus and perinatal mortality]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Res Microbiol]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<volume>168</volume>
<numero>9-10</numero>
<issue>9-10</issue>
<page-range>793-801</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B26">
<label>26</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hayes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cotter]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barry]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[O'Halloran]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Emergence of the L phenotype in Group B Streptococci in the South of Ireland]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Epidemiology and Infection]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<volume>145</volume>
<numero>16</numero>
<issue>16</issue>
<page-range>3535-42</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
</ref-list>
</back>
</article>
