Evaluation of Granada agar plate for detection of Streptococcus agalactiae in urine specimens from pregnant women

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3834-3836

  Tamayo, Javier ^a   Gómez Garcés, José Luis ^a   Alós, Juan Ignacio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE MÓSTOLES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; URINE CULTURE;

AGAR; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BACTERIURIA; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; URINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OVIS ARIES; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 3843119971     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3834-3836.2004     Document Type: Article

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