Prenatal Group B Streptococcus Test Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 451-452

  Tsai, Horng Jyh ^a  

^a KUANG TIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLISTIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; PROTEIN CFB; PROTEIN SCPB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL DNA;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; LETTER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; PROBABILITY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NOTE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 77949515284     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: 10284559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60345-4     Document Type: Letter

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