High stability of a new Granada medium agar that allows rapid and accurate detection of colonization with group B streptococci in pregnant women

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1487-1489

  Regnath, T ^a   Ignatius, R ^b  

^a Laboratory Prof G Enders and Partners   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GRANADA MEDIUM AGAR; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

AGAR; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 71249117942     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0811-8     Document Type: Article

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