Infections in International Pregnancy Study: Performance of the Optical Immunoassay Test for Detection of Group B Streptococcus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 5288-5290

  Thinkhamrop, Jadsada ^a   Limpongsanurak, Sompop ^b   Festin, Mario R ^c   Daly, Sean ^d   Schuchat, Anne ^e   Lumbiganon, Pisake ^a   Zell, Elizabeth ^f   Chipato, Tsungai ^g   Win, Aye Aye ^h   Perilla, Mindy J ^e   Tolosa, Jorge E ⁱ   Whitney, Cynthia G ^e  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^d Pathology Research Laboratory   (Ireland)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^g UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

^h Institute of Medicine   (Myanmar)

ⁱ THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPTICAL IMMUNOASSAY TEST; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IRELAND; MYANMAR; PHILADELPHIA; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; ZIMBABWE;

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

EID: 10744230212     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5288-5290.2003     Document Type: Article

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