Group B Streptococcus detection in pregnant women: comparison of qPCR assay, culture, and the Xpert GBS rapid test

BACKGROUND: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is one of the most important causative agents of neonatal sepsis. As administration of prophylactic antibiotics during labor can prevent GBS infection, routine screening for this bacterium in prenatal care before the onset of labor is recommended. However, man...

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Autores principales: Vieira, Laura L., Perez, Amanda V., Machado, Monique M., Kayser, Michele L., Vettori, Daniela V., Alegretti, Ana Paula, Ferreira, Charles F., Vettorazzi, Janete, Valério, Edimárlei G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6937909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31888631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-019-2681-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6937909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31888631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-019-2681-0

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