We developed a simple, specific, and sensitive two-multiplex-PCR assay that enabled the detection of all known group B streptococcal (GBS) capsular polysaccharides. This test is well adapted for GBS capsular polysaccharide typing in large-scale epidemiological studies.
Service de Bactériologie Groupe Hospitalier Cochin-Saint Vincent de Paul, Assitance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, 75014 Paris, France. claire.poyart@cch.aphp.fr
