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. 2010 Jul 28;48(9):3193–3197. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00106-10

TABLE 6.

Interpretation and results of additional testing performed on specimens with discordant Smart GBS LB and paired culture resultsa

Subject no. Smart GBS LBb SBA, NEL Cxb BD GeneOhm StrepBc SBA, NEL Cxc Accuprobeb Interpretation of discordant Smart GBS LB and Cx results
01503 P N, P N N, P N TP
01518 P N, P N P, P ND TP
01552 P N, N P N, N N TP
01576 P N, N N N, N ND FP
14722 P N, N N N, N P TP
14740 P N, N N N, N N FP
14749 P N, N N N, N P TP
14762 P N, N N N, N N FP
14772 P N, N P N, N P TP
14775 P N, N N N, N N FP
14784 P N, N N N, N P TP
14786 P N, N N N, N N FP
14811 P N, N N N, N N FP
14818 P N, N P N, N P TP
14821 P N, N N N, N N FP
14825 P N, N N N, N N FP
14827 P N, N N N, N N FP
14854 P N, N N N, N N FP
14856 P N, N N N, N N FP
15508 P N, P N P, P ND TP
15559 P N, P P P, P ND TP
15567 P N, N P N, P ND TP
01506 N P, N N N, P N FN
a

Abbreviations: Cx, enrichment culture; ND, not done; NEL, chromogenic agar plate; P, positive; N, negative; TP, true positive; FP, false positive; FN, false negative.

b

Results of the swab (from each pair) tested by Smart GBS LB assay and culture.

c

Results of the swab (from each pair) tested by BD GeneOhm assay and culture.