Real-time polymerase chain reaction tests versus antenatal culture tests for the screening of maternal group B Streptococcus colonisation in labour

Farah Seedat; Jennifer A. Cooper; Olalekan A. Uthman; Yemisi Takwoingi; Esther R. Robinson; Ngianga Bakwin Kandala; Saverio Stranges; Sian Taylor-Phillips

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD013016

Real-time polymerase chain reaction tests versus antenatal culture tests for the screening of maternal group B Streptococcus colonisation in labour

Farah Seedat^*, Jennifer A. Cooper, Olalekan A. Uthman, Yemisi Takwoingi, Esther R. Robinson, Ngianga Bakwin Kandala, Saverio Stranges, Sian Taylor-Phillips

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This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Diagnostic test accuracy). The objectives are as follows: The primary objective is to compare the diagnostic accuracy of commercially available real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and antenatal culture tests for diagnosing group B Streptococcus (GBS) colonisation in pregnant women during labour.

Original language	English
Article number	CD013016
Journal	Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Volume	2018
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013016
Publication status	Published - 2 May 2018

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Seedat, F., Cooper, J. A., Uthman, O. A., Takwoingi, Y., Robinson, E. R., Kandala, N. B., Stranges, S., & Taylor-Phillips, S. (2018). Real-time polymerase chain reaction tests versus antenatal culture tests for the screening of maternal group B Streptococcus colonisation in labour. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018(5), Article CD013016. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013016

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Real-time polymerase chain reaction tests versus antenatal culture tests for the screening of maternal group B Streptococcus colonisation in labour

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