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Presence of Group B Streptococcus in Raw and Dehydrated Placentas

Melanie Belk, Ariana Irby and Giti Bayhaghi
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science April 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.2020002584
Melanie Belk
Augusta University
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Giti Bayhaghi
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    Table 1.

    Results for original-raw placentas, uncontaminated-raw and dehydrated placentas, and raw and dehydrated placentas manually contaminated with GBS



    Total
    GBS(+) RawGBS(−) Raw
    Percentage (%)
    GBS(+) Raw

    GBS(+) Dehydrated

    GBS (−) Dehydrated
    Percentage (%)
    GBS(+)
    Dehydrated
    Original placentas1221016.7///
    Uncontaminated samples9090090
    Manual contaminated samples46460100143230.4

    GBS, group B Streptococcus; −, negative; +, positive.

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      Table 2.

      Statistical analysis of RR for contaminated placentas after dehydration process

      RR0.3043
      RRR0.6957
      ARR69.57%
      95% CI for RR0.1966–0.4711
      Significance levelP < 0.0001
      α valueα = 0.05

      ARR, absolute relative risk; RR, relative risk; RRR, relative risk reduction.

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      Keywords

      • ARR - absolute risk reduction
      • CDC - Centers for Disease Control
      • GBS - group B Streptococcus
      • IRB - Internal Review Board
      • QC - quality control
      • RR - relative risk
      • RRR - relative risk reduction

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