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