Evaluation and comparison of two stuart's liquid swab transport systems tested by the CLSI M40 method

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 583-586

  Van Horn, K G ^a,b   Rankin, I ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Focus Diagnostics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELUTION; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT MEDIUM;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 34547096968     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0328-y     Document Type: Article

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