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Listeria monocytogenes in spontaneous abortions in humans and its detection by multiplex PCR
16 Jun 2007
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AIM: To assess the extent of Listeria monocytogenes in causation of human spontaneous abortions by isolation methods and PCR analysis for the presence of virulence-associated genes. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 305 samples comprising blood, urine, placental bits, faecal and vaginal swabs were collected from 61 patients with spontaneous abortions. Listeria spp. were isolated from 10 samples collected from nine...
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