A combined enrichment/polymerase chain reaction based method for the routine screening of Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women

A combined enrichment/polymerase chain reaction based method for the routine screening of Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the most common cause of life-threatening infection in neonates. Guidelines from CDC recommend universal screening of pregnant women for rectovaginal GBS colonization. The objective of this study was to compare the performance of a combined enrichment/PCR based method...

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Main Authors: F.M. Munari, F. De-Paris, G.D. Salton, P.S Lora, P Giovanella, A.B.M.P Machado, L.S. Laybauer, K.R.P. Oliveira, C Ferri, J.L.S. Silveira, C.C.F.C Laurino, R.M. Xavier, A.L Barth, S Echeverrigaray, J.P. Laurino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2012-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Streptococcus agalactiae
Group B Streptococcus
atr gene
Screening test
Accuracy
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