Group B Strep Detection by PCR – Test Update

This will take effect December 16, 2013

Overview and Clinical Utility:

Effective December 16, 2013, PathGroup will switch the current Group B Strep Detection by PCR assay to a new platform. The new assay will be the FDA-approved BD MAX™ GBS. The BD MAX™ GBS assay provides excellent clinical sensitivity (95.0%) and clinical specificity (96.7%) with an analytic sensitivity of only 200 cfu/ml.

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