RESUMEN

The Granada agar plate (GAP; Biomedics SL, Madrid, Spain) was evaluated for the detection of group B streptococci (GBS) in urine specimens from pregnant women submitted for testing for asymptomatic bacteriuria and was compared with blood agar (BA [Columbia agar with 5% sheep blood]; bioMérieux, Marcy l'Etoile, France). The GAP detected 103 out of 105 GBS, whereas BA detected only 50. Use of the GAP could be a good method for the detection of GBS in urine specimens from pregnant women.

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Embarazo/orina , Infecciones Estreptocócicas/prevención & control , Streptococcus agalactiae/aislamiento & purificación , Agar , Técnicas Bacteriológicas , Bacteriuria , Medios de Cultivo , Femenino , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Infecciones Estreptocócicas/diagnóstico , Orina/microbiología