Prenatal Group B Streptococcus Test Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

• Main Authors: Chi-Feng Wei (Author), Bo-Ching She (Author), Hung-Shuo Liang (Author), Qing-Dong Ling (Author), Chen-Yuan Tsai (Author), Chih-Wei Yen (Author), Hsueh-Yin Wu (Author), Ming-Song Tsai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the percentage of pregnant women with negative Group B Streptococcus (GBS) screening results by culture at 35 weeks' gestation, who subsequently had positive GBS test results after 39 weeks' gestation. Materials and Methods: From 2006 to 200...