Evaluation of a new cellulose sponge-tipped swab for microbiological sampling: A laboratory and clinical investigation

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1894-1900

  Österblad, Monica ^a   Järvinen, Helinä ^a   Lönnqvist, Kurt ^b   Huikko, Solja ^a,c   Laippala, Pekka ^c,d   Viljanto, Jouko ^b   Arvilommi, Heikki ^a   Huovinen, Pentti ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Cellomeda OY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; GELATIN SPONGE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; SWAB; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TIME; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TRANSPORT MEDIUM; VISCOSITY;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CELLULOSE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PHARYNGITIS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROBIOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0038290393     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.5.1894-1900.2003     Document Type: Article

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