Clinical diagnosis of group B streptococci by scpB gene based PCR

Indian Journal of Medical Research, Supplement

Volumn 119, Issue MAY, 2004, Pages 233-236

  Dmitriev, A ^b   Suvorov, A ^b   Shen, A D ^a   Yang, Y H ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Group B streptococci; scpB gene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; GENE PRODUCT; PEPTIDASE; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR SIZE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FEMALE; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 3442899366     PISSN: 03679012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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