Comparison of culture with two different qPCR assays for detection of rectovaginal carriage of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci) in pregnant women

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 499-505

  El Aila, Nabil Abdullah ^a   Tency, Inge ^b   Claeys, Geert ^b   Verstraelen, Hans ^b   Deschaght, Pieter ^a   Decat, Ellen ^a,c   Lopes dos Santos Santiago, Guido ^a   Cools, Piet ^a   Temmerman, Marleen ^b   Vaneechoutte, Mario ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chromagar; Group B streptococci; Lim broth; Pregnant women; QPCR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RECTUM; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 79957828864     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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