Evaluation of a new chromogenic agar medium for isolation and identification of Group B streptococci

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 615-618

  Perry, J D ^a   Oliver, M ^a   Nicholson, A ^a   Wright, J ^a   Gould, F K ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal screening; Chromogenic medium; Group B streptococci; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; POLYSACCHARIDES;

AGAR MEDIA; ANTENATAL SCREENING; BLOOD AGARS; CHROMOGENIC MEDIUM; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS; ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION; POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUES; PREGNANT WOMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ALGAE;

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE;

BACTERIA; BLOOD; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

AGAR; BACTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; SCREENING TEST; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA SMEAR;

STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 33750723452     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.02023.x     Document Type: Article

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