Identification of Streptococcus agalactiae by fluorescent in situ hybridization compared to culturing and the determination of prevalence of Streptococcus agalactiae colonization among pregnant women in Bushehr, Iran

BACKGROUND: Pregnant women colonized by Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci [GBS]) may transfer this microorganism to their newborns. S. agalactiae is an important cause of pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis in newborns. Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) is considered as a method of...

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Autores principales: Tajbakhsh, Saeed, Norouzi Esfahani, Marjan, Emaneini, Mohammad, Motamed, Niloofar, Rahmani, Elham, Gharibi, Somayyeh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3846163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24010831
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-420

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