Development and analytical validation of real-time PCR for the detection of Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women.
Daniel F EscobarDiego A Diaz-DinamarcaCarlos F HernándezDaniel A SotoRicardo A ManzoPedro I AlarcónCamila H PintoDiego N BastiasCarolayn N Oberg-BravoRobert RojasSebastián E IllanesAlexis M KalergisAbel E VásquezPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2020)
Data suggest that this qPCR method performs adequately as a means to detect GBS in vaginal-rectal swabs from pregnant women.