Serotype and surface protein gene distribution of colonizing group B streptococcus in women in Egypt

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 208-210

  Shabayek, S ^a   Abdalla, S ^a   Abouzeid, A Mh ^b  

^a SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Ismailia University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Group B streptococcus; Serotypes; Surface proteins; Women

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ALP2 GENE; ALP3 GENE; ALP4 GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BCA GENE; EGYPT; EPSILON GENE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; RIB GENE; SCREENING TEST; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SURFACE PROTEIN GENE; VAGINA SMEAR;

EID: 84890111046     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813000848     Document Type: Article

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