Clinical impact of rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for group B Streptococcus (GBS) in term women with ruptured membranes

ConclusionsIn a centre adhering to a risk-factor-based GBS policy, the introduction of limited rapid GBS screening for term women with pre-labour rupture of membranes resulted in a clinically significant reduction in prophylactic antibiotic use.
Source: Irish Journal of Medical Science - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research