Efficacy of a swab transport system in maintaining long-term viability of Staphylococcus aureus

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 345-346

  Delacour, Hervé ^a   Van Cuyck, Hélène ^b   Dubrous, Philippe ^b   Soullié, Bruno ^b   Leroy, Philippe ^b   Koeck, Jean Louis ^b  

^a SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL D'INSTRUCTION DES ARMÉES ROBERT PICQUÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Staphylococcus aureus; Swab transport system; Viability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 71749086282     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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