Evaluation of a chromogenic agar for detection of group B streptococcus in pregnant women

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3370-3371

  Craven, Robin R ^a   Weber, Carol J ^a   Jennemann, Rebecca A ^a   Dunne Jr , W Michael ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHROMOGENIC AGAR; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; LIM BROTH; NEOMYCIN NALIDIXIC ACID AGAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DILUTION; AGAR MEDIUM; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BROTH DILUTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PORCINUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THORALTENSIS;

AGAR; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 77956827196     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00221-10     Document Type: Article

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