Rapid intrapartum detection of group B streptococcal colonization with an enzyme immunoassay

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 39-43

  Armer, Traci ^a   Clark, Penny ^a   Duff, Patrick ^a   Saravanos, Karen ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Group B streptococci; immunoassay; rapid detection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0027474766     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(12)90881-9     Document Type: Article

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