Prospective evaluation of a real-time PCR assay for detection of group B streptococci in vaginal swabs from pregnant women

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2005 May;24(5):355-7. doi: 10.1007/s10096-005-1330-x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Carrier State / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Streptococcus agalactiae / isolation & purification*
  • Vagina / microbiology*