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Intrapartum PCR assay versus antepartum culture for assessment of vaginal carriage of group B streptococci in a Danish cohort at birth

The aim of this study was to compare the performances of two strategies for predicting intrapartum vaginal carriage of group B streptococci (GBS). One strategy was based on an antepartum culture and the other on an intrapartum polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We conducted a prospective observational...

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Autores principales: Khalil, Mohammed Rohi, Uldbjerg, Niels, Thorsen, Poul Bak, Møller, Jens Kjølseth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5497980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28678829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180262