Comparison of carrot broth- and selective Todd-Hewitt broth-enhanced PCR protocols for real-time detection of Streptococcus agalactiae in prenatal vaginal/anorectal specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3615-3620

  Block, Timothy ^a   Munson, Erik ^a,b   Culver, Anne ^a   Vaughan, Katharine ^a,c   Hryciuk, Jeanne E ^a  

^a Wheaton Franciscan Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c Advanced Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIM BROTH; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM; SELECTIVE TODD HEWITT BROTH; STREPB CARROT BROTH; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

DAUCUS CAROTA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 55849121498     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01262-08     Document Type: Article

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