Optimization of screening methodologies for the detection of Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women;Optimización de metodologías de cribaje para la búsqueda de Streptococcus agalactiae en embarazadas

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-8

  Montibello, Silvia E ^a   Guelfand, Liliana I ^a   MacHaín, Mónica G ^b   Carrión, Natalia A ^b   Ferreira, María D ^b   Pidone, Juan C ^c   Ceregido, María E ^b   Kaufman, Sara C ^a   Soloaga, Rolando N ^c  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN A FERNÁNDEZ   (Argentina)

^b Hospital Interzonal de Agudos Abrahan Piñeyro Junín   (Argentina)

^c Hospital Naval Pedro Mallo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Screening; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

AGAR; COLISTIN; NALIDIXIC ACID;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANT WOMAN; RECTUM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA; VAGINA SMEAR;

ARGENTINA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TEMPERATURE; VAGINA;

EID: 79953210113     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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