LIM RambaQUICK™ TM StrepB - 5000 ml

Description

Selective Enrichment Broth for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Screening.

The product is composed of a powder base and a supplement.

MEDIUM PERFORMANCE
FOR GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS (GBS) SCREEENING:
1. Inhibition of most Enterococci
LIM RambaQUICK™ StrepB is a selective enrichment broth designed to inhibit Enterococci, while allowing growth of GBS, and, therefore to raise the sensitivity of the prepartum screening method.
2. Broth inoculation
Classical Method recommends overnight broth incubation for classical LIM. LIM RambaQUICK™ StrepB can be used also with overnight incubation, but has an optimal differentiation at 6h only.
3. Easy interpretation of the subculture plate
Easier reading of CHROMagar™ StrepB plate thanks to an intense mauve colony colouration.

The CDC recommends pregnant women to be tested at 35 to 37 weeks of pregnancy for Group B Streptococcal (GBS) carriage by selective enrichment broth of vaginal/rectal swab samples, followed by subculture. However, the selective broth formulas are not dedicated to the inhibition of Enterococci, usually part of the anorectal flora and able to hide the growth of GBS, source of false negative results.

LIM RambaQUICK™ StrepB is a selective enrichment broth designed to largely reduce the growth of Enterococci, while allowing growth of GBS, and, therefore to raise the sensitivity of the prepartum screening method.

To follow these recommendations, CHROMagar™ have created the LIM RambaQUICK™ StrepB Method composed by the selective broth LIM RambaQUICK™ StrepB and a chromogenic culture media, CHROMagar™ StrepB.