Evaluation of bacterial recovery and viability from three different swab transport systems

Pathology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 230-233

  Tan, Thean Yen ^a   Ng, Lily Siew Yong ^a   Sim, Diana Miao Fang ^a   Cheng, Yvonne ^b   Min, Melissa Ong Hui ^b  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Amies media; CLSI M40; Flocked swab

Indexed keywords

CULTURE MEDIUM;

BACTERIAL COUNT; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION STUDY; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PROCEDURES; STREPTOCOCCUS; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STREPTOCOCCUS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84902155839     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAT.0000000000000074     Document Type: Article

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