Real-time polymerase chain reaction tests versus antenatal culture tests for the screening of maternal group B Streptococcus colonisation in labour

Authors

Farah Seedat, Warwick Medical School
Jennifer A. Cooper, Warwick Medical School
Olalekan A. Uthman, Warwick Medical School
Yemisi Takwoingi, University of Birmingham
Esther R. Robinson, Heartlands Hospital
Ngianga Bakwin Kandala, University of Northumbria
Saverio Stranges, Schulich School of Medicine & DentistryFollow
Sian Taylor-Phillips, Warwick Medical School

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2-2018

Journal

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volume

2018

Issue

5

URL with Digital Object Identifier

10.1002/14651858.CD013016

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Diagnostic test accuracy). The objectives are as follows: The primary objective is to compare the diagnostic accuracy of commercially available real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and antenatal culture tests for diagnosing group B Streptococcus (GBS) colonisation in pregnant women during labour.