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Prospective evaluation of a real-time PCR assay for detection of group B streptococci in vaginal swabs from pregnant women

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Acknowledgments

We thank T. Msadek for critical reading of the manuscript and J.M. Solbes for help in providing a LightCycler apparatus. This work was supported by research funds from the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, the Institut Pasteur (PTR n°17), and University Paris 5.

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  1. Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France

    H. Réglier-Poupet, G. Quesne, E. Le Théo, P. Berche & C. Poyart

  2. Service de Gynecologie-Obstetrique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France

    M. Dommergues

  3. Unité de Biologie des Bactéries Pathogènes à Gram positif, Institut Pasteur, 75724, Paris cedex 15, France

    P. Trieu-Cuot & C. Poyart

  4. Present address: Service de Bactériologie, Hôpital Cochin, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, 75014, Paris, France

    C. Poyart

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Réglier-Poupet, H., Quesne, G., Le Théo, E. et al. Prospective evaluation of a real-time PCR assay for detection of group B streptococci in vaginal swabs from pregnant women. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 24, 355–357 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-005-1330-x

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