Use of Granada medium to detect group B streptococcal colonization in pregnant women

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2674-2677

  Rosa Fraile, Manuel ^a   Rodriguez Granger, Javier ^a   Cueto Lopez, Marina ^a   Sampedro, Antonio ^a   Gaye, Enrique Biel ^a   Haro, José Manuel ^a   Andreu, Antonia ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA SMEAR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 0032773444     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.8.2674-2677.1999     Document Type: Article

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