Clinical Evaluation of the Walk-Away Specimen Processor and ESwab for Recovery of Streptococcus agalactiae Isolates in Prenatal Screening Specimens
- 1 June 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 52 (6), 2166-2168
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00374-14
Abstract
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.Keywords
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