Carrot Broth One Step for Group B Strep

When compared to molecular and reference culture methods, Carrot Broth™ significantly streamlines the work load and time necessary to accurately identify GBS colonization in pregnant women.

This exclusive, one-step test features greater sensitivity and decreased time to results, which lowers overall costs.

A clear, chromogenic reaction as early as 16 hours after inoculation will tell you everything you need to know. Clinical testing of Carrot Broth One-Step demonstrated a sensitivity of 98.8% and a specificity of 98.2% for the recovery of Group B Streptococcus from patient specimens when compared to LIM Broth. Positive results do not require additional work ups!

• Easy one-step process! Place the patient specimen directly into the media.
• Development of any orange to red color indicates a positive result.
• For positives, there is no need for further subculturing to confirm.
• Significantly lower cost when compared to the PCR method.
• Carrot Broth was found to be more sensitive than LIM Broth and even PCR!
• Negative cultures from Strep B Carrot Broth should be subcultured on our GBS Detect agar plate (Cat. No. A300) to detect weakly or non-hemolytic strains of GBS.
• Carrot Broth One Step is available in multiple formats that work on many automated inoculating machines.