BD MAX™ GBS

Elevate the standard of care for GBS

Group B streptococcal (GBS) disease is a leading infectious cause of morbidity and mortality among newborns in the United States.¹ More than 60% of term infants with GBS disease were born to women who had tested negative for GBS by way of non-molecular methods before delivery.² Approximately 10% to 30% of pregnant women are colonized with GBS in the vagina or rectum, and GBS colonized women are >25 times more likely to deliver infants with early-onset GBS disease.³ For laboratories performing conventional culture, sensitivity of these tests can be as low as 42% with turn-around times as long as 3 to 4 days.⁴ Real-time PCR following Lim Broth enrichment provides rapid identification and the highest level of sensitivity for detection of GBS.⁵

Introducing BD MAX™ GBS

BD MAX GBS is a fully-automated, real-time PCR method for the detection of GBS from enriched culture. It simplifies detection of GBS colonization in antepartum pregnant women, and rapidly identifies Group B Streptococcus after an overnight Lim Broth enrichment.

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References

1. MMWR August 15, 2002/51(RR11); 1-22
2. Van Dyke et al., N Engl J Med 2009;360:2626-36
3. Verani JR, McGee L, Schrag G; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease: revised guidelines from CDC, 2010. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2010;59(RR-10):1-32.
4. Montague et al., J Clin Micro 2008;46:3470-3472
5. Miller et al., J Clin Micro 2015; 53:1938-1941