RESUMO ABSTRACTA retrospec ve, cross-sec onal study of 30 women seen at a Basic Health Care Unit (BHCU) in the Eastern Sec on of São Paulo, using interviews and medical record reviews, to determine how group B streptococcus (GBS) was detected in pregnant women. The pa ents in the studied sample received prenatal care at the UBS and delivered their babies between January 2009 and December 2010. Twenty-three of the women (76.7% of the total) underwent a GBS culture, 82.6% of which yielded a nega ve result and 17.4% of which yielded a posi ve result; 43.5% of these women underwent the test between 35 and 37 weeks of gesta on; and 23.5% of the parcipants were not tested, mostly because no test was requested. GBS screening failures were shown have occurred during the selected period. DESCRIPTORS Streptococcus agalac ae Streptococcal infec ons Prenatal careMother and child health Mother and child nursery. RESUMENEstudio transversal y retrospectivo, realizado con 30 mujeres pacientes de una Unidad Básica de Salud (UBS) de la Zona Este de São Paulo mediante entrevista y consulta de historias clínicas, con el objetivo de verificar como se efectúa la investigación de estreptococos del grupo B en gestantes. La muestra realizó prenatal en la UBS y tuvo sus bebés en el período de enero de 2009 a diciembre de 2010. Veintitrés mujeres (76,7% del total) realizaron la cultura de EGB, 82,6% con resultados negativos y 17,4% positivos; 43,5% de las pacientes realizaron el examen entre las semanas 35 y 37 de gestación; 23,5% no realizaron el examen, la mayor parte por no haber efectuado la solicitud. Fue posible verificar que ocurrieron fallas en el rastreo del EGB durante el período seleccionado.
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