Use of the roche lightcycler strep B assay for detection of group B streptococcus from vaginal and rectal swabs

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 4046-4051

  Uhl, James R ^a   Vetter, Emily A ^a   Boldt, Kristi L ^a   Johnston, Bruce W ^a   Ramin, Kirk D ^a   Adams, Maria J ^a   Ferrieri, Patricia ^b   Reischl, Udo ^c   Cockerill III, Franklin R ^a,d  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIRECT PLATE METHOD; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CULTURE; VAGINA CULTURE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TIME FACTORS; VAGINA;

STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 23744503397     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.8.4046-4051.2005     Document Type: Article

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