Swab transport in Amies gel followed by frozen storage in skim milk tryptone glucose glycerol broth (STGGB) for studies of respiratory bacterial pathogens

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-255

  Hare, Kim M ^a   Stubbs, Elizabeth ^a   Beissbarth, Jemima ^a   Morris, Peter Stanley ^a,b   Leach, Amanda J ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal carriage; Respiratory pathogens; Surveillance studies; Swab transport

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD FREEZING; FOOD STORAGE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MILK; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; FREEZING; GELS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; INFANT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 77952582591     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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