Rapid detection of group B streptococci directly from vaginal swabs
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Rapid detection of group B streptococci directly from vaginal swabs.
Duplicate vaginal swabs were obtained from patients who attended obstetric or gynecologic clinics affiliated with the Magee Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh. One swab was cultured semiquantitatively on 5% sheep blood agar to detect group B streptococci (GBS). The other swab was subjected to a rapid method (25 min) for antigen detection and micronitrous acid exposure to extract the GBS antigen, fol...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.25.3.573-574.1987