A combined enrichment/polymerase chain reaction based method for the routine screening of Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 253-260

  Munari, F M ^a   De Paris, F ^a   Salton, G D ^a   Lora, P S ^a   Giovanella, P ^a   Machado, A B M P ^a   Laybauer, L S ^a   Oliveira, K R P ^a   Ferri, C ^a   Silveira, J L S ^b   Laurino, C C F C ^a   Xavier, R M ^a   Barth, A L ^a   Echeverrigaray, S ^c   Laurino, J P ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica da Santa Casa de Uruguaiana   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accuracy; ATR gene; Group B Streptococcus; Screening test; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 84861359536     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822012000100029     Document Type: Article

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