Comparison of culture and 2 real-time polymerase chain reaction assays to detect group B Streptococcus during antepartum screening

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-22

  Goodrich, Jennifer S ^a   Miller, Melissa B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antepartum screening; Group B Streptococcus; Real time PCR; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA SMEAR;

CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

EID: 34548598208     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.03.023     Document Type: Article

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