Comparison of combined vaginal-anorectal, vaginal and anorectal cultures in detecting of group B streptococci in pregnant women in labor

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1710-1714

  Kovavisarach, Ekachai ^a,b   Sa adying, Warintorn ^a   Kanjanahareutai, Suwattana ^b  

^a RANGSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b RAJAVITHI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anorectal culture; GBS; Group B streptococcous; Rajavithi Hospital; Vaginal culture

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID;

ADULT; ANUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR PAIN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; RECTUM; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

ANAL CANAL; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; PREGNANCY; RECTUM; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VAGINA;

EID: 35848962735     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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