TABLE 2.

Number of GBS carriers detected (after selective enrichment) by direct and delayed culture (after being stored in Amies medium during the indicated time at the indicated temperature) in 8 groups of 113 vaginorectal samples

Subculture	No. at temp:
	4°C				21°C
	Direct/delayed 24 h	Direct/delayed 48 h	Direct/delayed 72 h	Direct/delayed 96 h	Direct/delayed 24 h	Direct/delayed 48 h	Direct/delayed 72 h	Direct/delayed 96 h
Blood agar	20/20	13/12	19/17	16/14	12/11	18/16	13/10	21/16a
Granada agar	20/20	13/13	20/20	16/15	13/13	19/18	13/11	21/18

^aP < 0.05, binomial test.