Rapid Detection of Group B Streptococcus and Escherichia coli in Amniotic Fluid Using Real-Time Fluorescent PCR

Affiliations

Michele Straka: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Grant Medical Center, 101 Bodin Circle, Travis AFB, 94535, CA, USA
Wifred Dela Cruz: Clinical Investigation Facility, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA, USA
Camille Blackmon: Clinical Investigation Facility, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA, USA
Oswald Johnson: Clinical Investigation Facility, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA, USA
Sara Stassen: Clinical Investigation Facility, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA, USA
David Streitman: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Grant Medical Center, 101 Bodin Circle, Travis AFB, 94535, CA, USA
Stephen Golden: Clinical Investigation Facility, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA, USA
David Stamilio: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Abstract

Objective: To establish reliability and validity of real-time fluorescent PCR for early detection of bacterial invasion of the amniotic cavity.

ISSN: 1064-7449 (Print); 1098-0997 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7281