National validation study of a swab protocol for the recovery of Bacillus anthracis spores from surfaces

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-146

  Hodges, Lisa R ^a   Rose, Laura J ^a   O'Connell, Heather ^a   Arduino, Matthew J ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis spores; Surface sampling; Swabs

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROAT CULTURE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDATION STUDY;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STEEL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 77951979183     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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