The performance of Strep B Carrot Broth™ Versus Latex Agglutination Test for Rapid Detection of Group B Streptococcus Colonization Status and its Prevalence in Near- Term Pregnant Women

Abstract

Treptococcus agalactiae (GBS) has been described as one of the commonest causes of the early onset of sepsis among the newborns, which leads to high rate of mortality and morbidity. 1t is found in the digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts of males and females. A person who has the bacteria but shows no symptoms is said to be colonized, most pregnant women who are colonized with GBS have no symptoms or health effects. A woman who is colonized with GBS late in her pregnancy can pass it to her baby during labor resulting in early-onset GBS infections like meningitis or late- onset GBS infections such as pneumonia. GBS screening late in pregnancy and treatment during labor can help to prevent GBS infections.