Detection of group B streptococci in Lim broth by use of group B Streptococcus peptide nucleic acid fluorescent in situ hybridization and selective and nonselective agars

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3470-3472

  Montague, Naomi S ^a   Cleary, Timothy J ^a   Martinez, Octavio V ^b   Procop, Gary W ^c  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACIDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

OVIS ARIES; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 53649088465     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00858-08     Document Type: Article

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