Development of a droplet digital PCR method for detection of Streptococcus agalactiae

Abstract Background Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) is the causative pathogen of puerperal sepsis in pregnant women and pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis in infants. Infection of GBS is responsible for the increased morbidity in pregnant women and the elderly, and bring challenges to clinical diagnosi...

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Main Authors: Yi-Fan Zeng, Chu-Mao Chen, Xiao-Yan Li, Jun-Jiang Chen, Yan-Ge Wang, Shi Ouyang, Tian-Xing Ji, Yong Xia, Xu-Guang Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-01857-w