Temporal characterization of carrot broth-enhanced real-time PCR as an alternative means for rapid detection of Streptococcus agalactiae from prenatal anorectal and vaginal screenings

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4495-4500

  Munson, Erik ^a,b   Napierala, Maureen ^a   Munson, Kimber L ^a   Culver, Anne ^a   Hryciuk, Jeanne E ^a  

^a Wheaton Franciscan Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CARROT; COLONY FORMING UNIT; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

ANAL CANAL; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TIME FACTORS; VAGINA;

DAUCUS CAROTA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 78650074203     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01734-10     Document Type: Article

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