Evaluation of a new chromogenic medium (StrepB Select) for detection of group B Streptococcus from vaginal-rectal specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4602-4603

  Louie, L ^a   Kotowich, L ^a   Meaney, H ^a   Vearncombe, M ^a,b   Simor, A E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERINEUM; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 78650055192     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01168-10     Document Type: Article

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