9 research outputs found
Significance of Gram's Stain in Rapid Intrapartum Screening for Maternal Carriership of Group B Streptococcus
Get PDFObjective: Group B streptococcus (GBS, Streptococcus agalactiae) is an important cause of neonatal sepsis. Prevention is possible by intrapartum screening for maternal GBS carriership and antimicrobial treatment of colonized women with risk factors during labor. The conflicting results of diagnostic performance are reported both for the newly developed rapid GBS antigen tests and Gram's stain
Analysis of an Outbreak of Puerperal Fever Due to Group A Streptococci by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Fingerprinting
Get PDFAnalysis of an outbreak of puerperal fever due to group A streptococci by random amplified polymorphic DNA fingerprinting
Full text linkAnalysis of an outbreak of puerperal fever due to group A streptococci by random amplified polymorphic DNA fingerprinting
Full text linkKeratitis Due to Shigella flexneri
Get PDFMultiresistant Shigella flexneri isolates were cultured from the cornea and stool of a girl. Genetic analysis showed the isolates were identical. Shigella spp. are rare causes of ulcerative keratitis; there have only been 14 published cases since 1943. Although prognosis after local treatment is good, shigellosis is a systemic infection, possibly leading to dehydration
