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Group B Streptococci (GBS), or S. agalactiae, is a Gram-positive bacterium that is commonly asymptomatic in adults. For newborns, however, it can lead to serious – even deadly – health issues including sepsis, pneumonia, and meningitis. It is therefore critical to identify the approximately 25% of pregnant women who carry GBS in the genital tract. Administering antibiotics during labor can drastically reduce potential transmission of the disease to the baby during childbirth. The 2020 CDC guidelines[1] for GBS testing list CHROMID® Strepto B as a recommended commercially available chromogenic agar1.

Identification of all Group B Streptococci (GBS) is clear and easy with CHROMID® Strepto B thanks to three chromogenic substrates that distinguish pale pink to red GBS colonies which are round and pearly after 18-24 hours incubation. The coloration mak...