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Table 1 Number of GBS-positive cultures detected by different culture media in separate vaginal and rectal specimens obtained from 150 pregnant women

From: Genotyping of Streptococcus agalactiae(group B streptococci) isolated from vaginal and rectal swabs of women at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy

Specimen

No. of positive GBS cultures detected by

 

Columbia CNA agar

Lim broth + Granada agar

Lim broth + Columbia CNA agar

Total no. of women colonized

Vaginal

11

28

24

28

Rectal

11

27

11

27

Total

22

55

45

36