Efficacy of a swab transport system in maintaining long-term viability of Staphylococcus aureus.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 65(3): 345-6, 2009 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-19729263
The noncharcoal liquid Amies swab transport system (Copan, Bovezzo, Italy) can be used for the collection and transport of biologic samples from carriers and infected patients for the detection of strains of Staphylococcus aureus in epidemiologic field studies. We suggest that the maximum holding time, between swab collection and culture, should be 18 days.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Manejo de Especímenes
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Staphylococcus aureus
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos