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ArticlePractical laboratory medicine2024

Comparison of qPCR and chromogenic culture methods for rapid detection of group B streptococcus colonization in Vietnamese pregnant women.

Manh-Tuan Ha, Huyen Tran-Thi-Bich, Thao Bui-Thi-Kim, My-Linh Nguyen-Thi, Thanh Vu-Tri, Thuy-Duong Ho-Huynh, Tuan-Anh Nguyen

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  1. Rapid tests for detecting group B streptococcus colonization in pregnant women: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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  4. Prevalence, risk factors, and serotypes of group BTherapeutic advances in infectious disease
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7 authors.

Manh-Tuan HaUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Huyen Tran-Thi-BichUniversity Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City - Branch 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Thao Bui-Thi-KimUniversity Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City - Branch 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
My-Linh Nguyen-ThiKhoa Thuong Biotechnology Company, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Thanh Vu-TriThu Duc Region General Hospital, Thu Duc City, Viet Nam.
Thuy-Duong Ho-HuynhKhoa Thuong Biotechnology Company, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Tuan-Anh NguyenUniversity Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City - Branch 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.

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Abstract

Introduction: Neonatal infections can rapidly become severe, with delays in treatment often proving fatal. Materials and methods: Pregnant women aged 35 weeks gestation or more were recruited. Rectovaginal swabs were collected and analyzed for GBS using chromogenic culture, a commercial real-time PCR kit, and in-house real-time PCR assays targeting the Results: The study included 259 pregnant women with a mean age of 30.2 ± 5.0 years. Of these, 96.6 % had gestational ages of 37 weeks or more at delivery. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy of the Conclusions: Both direct real-time PCR assays demonstrated high accuracy and were comparable to chromogenic culture in diagnosing GBS. A significant prevalence of GBS colonization was found among Vietnamese pregnant women in their final trimester.

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Diagnostic valueDirect real-time PCREarly-onset neonatal infectionintrapartum antibiotic prophylaxisStreptococcus group B

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PMCPMC11532469

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