Antenatal and intrapartum nucleic acid amplification test use for group B Streptococcus screening-United States, 2016

Katherine Fay; Olivia Almendares; Barbara Robinson-Dunn; Stephanie Schrag

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.11.026

Antenatal and intrapartum nucleic acid amplification test use for group B Streptococcus screening-United States, 2016

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 Jun;94(2):157-159. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.11.026. Epub 2018 Dec 11.

Authors

Katherine Fay¹, Olivia Almendares², Barbara Robinson-Dunn³, Stephanie Schrag⁴

Affiliations

¹ Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. Electronic address: nsh7@cdc.gov.
² Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. Electronic address: gtt1@cdc.gov.
³ Department of Clinical Pathology, William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 West 13 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA. Electronic address: Barbara.robinson-dunn@beaumont.edu.
⁴ Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. Electronic address: zha6@cdc.gov.

PMID: 30642719
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.11.026

Abstract

Perinatal group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease prevention guidelines in 2010 allowed for processing of screening specimens by nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs); however, the extent of NAAT use is unknown. A 2016 laboratory survey sent to 10 surveillance sites found that 18.7% of responding laboratories offered NAAT for GBS screening (antenatal only: 7.3%; intrapartum only: 4.1%; both: 3.4%).

Keywords: Antenatal; GBS; Intrapartum; NAAT; Screening.

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / statistics & numerical data*
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / statistics & numerical data*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*
Prenatal Diagnosis / statistics & numerical data*
Procedures and Techniques Utilization*
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Streptococcus agalactiae / genetics
Streptococcus agalactiae / isolation & purification*
United States