Performance of Hitchens-Pike-Todd-Hewitt Medium for Group B Streptococcus Screening in Pregnant Women

Group B streptococcus (GBS), which commonly colonizes the female genital tract and rectum, can cause infections in newborns with varying severity, possibly leading to death. The aim of the present study was to evaluate Hitchens-Pike-Todd-Hewitt (HPTH) medium performance for GBS screening in pregnant...

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Autores principales: de Melo, Simone Cristina Castanho Sabaini, Gavena, Angela Andréia França, Silva, Flávia Teixeira Ribeiro, Moreira, Ricardo Castanho, de Lima Scodro, Regiane Bertin, Cardoso, Rosilene Fressatti, Siqueira, Vera Lúcia Dias, de Pádua, Rúbia Andreia Faleiros, Carvalho, Maria Dalva de Barros, Pelloso, Sandra Marisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4400012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25881083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123988

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4400012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25881083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123988

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