Comparative molecular and microbiologic diagnosis of vaginal colonization by group B streptococcus in pregnant women during labor

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 183-188

  Fatemi, Farnaz ^a   Pakzad, Parviz ^b   Zeraati, Hojjat ^c   Talebi, Saeed ^a   Asgari, Soheila ^c   Akhondi, Mohammad Mehdi ^a   Chamani Tabriz, Leili ^a  

^a AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Early diagnosis; PCR; rRNA gene; Streptococcal infection; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; RNA 16S;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DELIVERY ROOM; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; IRAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANT WOMAN; RNA GENE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA; VAGINA SMEAR;

STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 77957273780     PISSN: 20083866     EISSN: 20083874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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