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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2004, p. 3834-3836, Vol. 42, No. 8
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3834-3836.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Evaluation of Granada Agar Plate for Detection of Streptococcus agalactiae in Urine Specimens from Pregnant Women

Javier Tamayo, José-Luis Gómez-Garcés, and Juan-Ignacio Alós*

Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital de Móstoles, 28935 Móstoles, Madrid, Spain

Received 11 December 2003/ Returned for modification 20 January 2004/ Accepted 20 April 2004

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital de Móstoles, 28935 Móstoles, Madrid, Spain. Phone: 34 91 664 8695. Fax: 34 91 6471917. E-mail: nachoalos{at}microb.net.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2004, p. 3834-3836, Vol. 42, No. 8
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3834-3836.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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