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Phenotypic and genotypic study of Streptococcus agalactiae in vagina of pregnant women in Argentina.
Medicina - 1 Jan 2001
Toresani I, Limansky A, Bogado I, Guardati M C, Viale A, Sutich E G
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) is a leading cause of serious neonatal infection. In this study we determine the prevalence, serotype distribution and genomic diversity of GBS in vagina of pregnant women. Vaginal swabs of 531 pregnant women were cultured on Columbia Agar Base Blood, GBS Agar Base and Todd Hewitt Broth. GBS were characterized by group and type-specific agglutination. Genomic polymorphism was...
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