Usefulness of a rapid intrapartum real-time PCR assay in comparison with the group B Streptococcus culture screening at the end of pregnancy in pregnant women

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OBJECTIVES: The objectives were to evaluate and compare the diagnostic accuracy of a rapid real-time PCR assay at the onset of labor with those of the current antenatal culture-based test at 34-38 weeks gestation for group B Streptococcus (GBS) screening.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective study including all pregnant women admitted for delivery after a 34-week gestation period was conducted in October 2012 at the Grenoble University Hospital Centre. A first culture-based GBS screening test was performed between 34 and 38 weeks of gestation followed by a second screening test at the onset of labor, using a real-time PCR Assay and a culture-based method (gold standard) in order to calculate the diagnostic accuracy.

RESULTS: One hundred an fifty-seven patients were enrolled. The sensitivity was 94.4% (95% CI, 72.7-99.9%) with intrapartum PCR assay and 50% (95% CI, 26-74%) with antepartum culture. Prevalence of GBS colonization was 7.6% with the antepartum culture method, 11.5% with intrapartum culture and 16.6% by using PCR-test.

CONCLUSION: Intrapartum PCR shows a much higher sensitivity compared to the antepartum culture-based screening mainly due to variations in GBS colonization and could allow us to target patients requiring intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis more effectively.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Journal de gynecologie, obstetrique et biologie de la reproduction - 45(2016), 9 vom: 05. Nov., Seite 1151-1158

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Intérêt d’un test de PCR en temps réel en intrapartum en comparaison à la culture de fin de grossesse pour le dépistage du streptocoque du groupe B chez la femme enceinte

Beteiligte Personen:

Defez, M [VerfasserIn]
Khizar, F [VerfasserIn]
Maurin, M [VerfasserIn]
Biot, F [VerfasserIn]
Pons, J-C [VerfasserIn]
Sergent, F [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antenatal screening test
Dépistage anténatal
Grossesse
Group B Streptococcus
Journal Article
PCR en temps réel
Pregnancy
Real-time polymerase chain reaction
Streptocoque du groupe B

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 05.06.2017

Date Revised 05.06.2017

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jgyn.2016.06.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM262063425