Serotypes VI and VIII predominate among group B streptococci isolated from pregnant Japanese women

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1030-1033

  Lachenauer, Catherine S ^a   Kasper, D L ^b   Shimada, J ^b   Ichiman, Y ^b   Ohtsuka, H ^b   Kaku, M ^b   Paoletti, L C ^b   Ferrieri, P ^b   Madoff, L C ^b  

^a CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNODIFFUSION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA SMEAR;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

EID: 0032926183     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314666     Document Type: Article

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