Evaluation of culture, antigen detection and polymerase chain reaction for detection of vaginal colonization of group B streptococcus in pregnant women

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 47-49

  Konikkara, Kavitha Paul ^a   Baliga, Shrikala ^b   Shenoy, Suchithra ^b   Bharati, B ^c  

^a Government Medical College   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c AUA College of Medicine   (Antigua and Barbuda)

Author keywords

Antigen detection; Group B streptococcus; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INDIA; INOCULATION; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA FLORA;

EID: 84893539828     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/6675.4004     Document Type: Article

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