Effect of transport time, temperature, and concentration on the survival of group B streptococci in Amies transport medium

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 5385-5387

  Stoner, K A ^a   Rabe, L K ^a   Hillier, S L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL VIABILITY; COLON FLORA; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TIME; TRANSPORT MEDIUM; VAGINA FLORA;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RECTUM; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VAGINA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 8644275448     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.11.5385-5387.2004     Document Type: Article

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