The Implementation of Real-time PCR - Intrapartum GBS (Group B Streptococcus) Colonization to Reduce Antibiotic Prophylaxis

The vaginal double swab will be assessed by two different lab tests: The first one for GBS culture on selective media after enrichment of 16h and the second swab by the Cepheid Xpert GBS Assay performed on the GeneXpert Dx system which is a qualitative in vitro diagnostic test designed to detect GBS DNA from vaginal swab specimens, using fully automated real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR).