The Group B Strep test is a routine test to check for the presence of Streptococcus agalactiae bacteria in a pregnant woman’s body.
Group B Streptococcus is common and usually harmless in adults, but it can cause serious infections in newborns during delivery.
Here’s Group b strep test procedure steps.
A health care will take two swabs—one from the lower vagina and one from the rectum.
Both swabs are sent to a laboratory where they are cultured.
This culture process takes about 24 to 48 hours to determine if GBS bacteria.
Culture observation.
Group b strep test result explanation
If culture is positive and GBS is found, it doesn’t mean there is an infection or that the mother is unwell. It simply means agalactiae bacteria is present in her body.
Negative Result: If there is growth on culture it means no GBS is detected, no further action is typically needed regarding GBS.
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