Comparison of three transport systems (Starplex StarSwab II, the new Copan Vi-Pak Amies Agar Gel collection and transport swabs, and BBL Port-A-Cul) for maintenance of anaerobic and fastidious aerobic organisms

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 377-380

  Hindiyeh, M ^a   Acevedo, V ^a   Carroll, K C ^a  

^a ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; EVALUATION; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT MEDIUM;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035175505     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.1.377-380.2001     Document Type: Article

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3. Problems encountered in clinical anaerobic bacteriology
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5. Evaluation of the effects of storage in two different swab fabrics and under three different transport conditions on recovery of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria