Epidemiology of Streptococcus agalactiae colonization in Germany

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 296, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-44

  Brimil, Nadia ^a,b   Barthell, Elisabeth ^c   Heindrichs, Uwe ^a   Kuhn, Melanie ^d   Lütticken, Rudolf ^a   Spellerberg, Barbara ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b Marien Hospital Aachen   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colonization; Epidemiology; Group B streptococci; Serotype distribution; Streptococus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; IMMUNODIFFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 30644480839     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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