Comparison of different sampling techniques and of different culture methods for detection of group B streptococcus carriage in pregnant women

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus; GBS) is a significant cause of perinatal and neonatal infections worldwide. To detect GBS colonization in pregnant women, the CDC recommends isolation of the bacterium from vaginal and anorectal swab samples by growth in a selective enrich...

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Autores principales: El Aila, Nabil A, Tency, Inge, Claeys, Geert, Saerens, Bart, Cools, Piet, Verstraelen, Hans, Temmerman, Marleen, Verhelst, Rita, Vaneechoutte, Mario
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2956727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20920213
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-285

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2956727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20920213
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-285

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