Journal of microbiological methodsFemaleHumansPregnancyStreptococcus agalactiaeStreptococcal Infections
A rapid MALDI Biotyper based approach for screening anovaginal colonization by Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women.
Suellen Bernardo de Queiroz, Carlos Gabriel Andrade Barbosa, Marcelo Henrique da Silva Pereira, Aryana Jacom Isbarrola Dos Santos, Moises Dantas Cartaxo de Abreu Pereira, Eloiza Helena Campana, Eduardo Sergio Soares Sousa, Vinicius Pietta Perez
Published: 202510.1016/j.mimet.2025.107327
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Colonization of pregnant women with Streptococcus agalactiae is the main risk factor for vertical transmission to neonates and the occurrence of early onset neonatal disease. Screening for maternal carriage is used to guide the administ…
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