Evaluation of chromogenic medium and direct latex agglutination test for detection of group B streptococcus in vaginal specimens from pregnant women in Lebanon and Kuwait

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 1395-1399

  Ghaddar, Nahed ^a,b   Alfouzan, Wadha ^b,c   Anastasiadis, Elie ^a,d   Al Jiser, Tamima ^e   Itani, Saad Eddine ^f   Dernaika, Racha ^a   Eid, Toufic ^g   Ghaddar, Ali ^h   Charafeddine, Adib ^h   Dhar, Rita ^b   El Hajj, Hiba ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND   (Lebanon)

^b FARWANIYA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c Department of Microbiology ^*  (Kuwait)

^d SAINT GEORGE HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Lebanon)

^e Depatrment of Microbiology Makased Hospital   (Lebanon)

^f Makassed Hospital   (Lebanon)

^g CLEMENCEAU MEDICAL CENTER   (Lebanon)

^h LEBANESE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

ⁱ AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KUWAIT; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEBANON; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VAGINA;

CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; LEBANON; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

EID: 84907284299     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.066738-0     Document Type: Article

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