Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection in newborns during childbirth can result in death. We described a method to detect GBS from vaginal swabs in pregnant women, without prior enrichment, using real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and compared its results to the culture method. The qPCR outperforms culture method.

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通过 qPCR 检测阴道拭子中的 B 组链球菌，无需事先富集

新生儿在分娩期间感染B 组链球菌(GBS) 可导致死亡。我们描述了一种使用实时聚合酶链反应 (qPCR) 从孕妇阴道拭子中检测 GBS 的方法，无需事先富集，并将其结果与培养方法进行比较。qPCR 优于培养方法。