Evaluation of a new selective enrichment broth for detection of group B streptococci in pregnant women

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 896-897

  Heelan, Judith S ^a,b   Struminsky, Judith ^c   Lauro, Patricia ^c   Sung, C James ^b  

^a MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA SMEAR;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES;

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

EID: 13844294398     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.2.896-897.2005     Document Type: Article

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