Evaluation of CHROMagar™ StrepB: A new chromogenic agar medium for aerobic detection of Group B Streptococci in perinatal samples

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 238-242

  Poisson, Didier Marc ^a   Chandemerle, Marion ^a   Guinard, Jérome ^a   Evrard, Marie Liesse ^a   Naydenova, Diana ^a   Mesnard, Louis ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER RÉGIONAL D ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Chromogenic medium; Neonate; Pregnancy; Streptococcus agalactiae; Vagina

Indexed keywords

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 77955654990     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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