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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 1999, p. 3764-3766, Vol. 37, No. 11
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Transport and Storage of Fresh and Frozen Gastric Biopsy Specimens for Optimal Recovery of Helicobacter pylori

Markus Heep,* Karl Scheibl, Andrea Degrell, and Norbert Lehn

Institute for Medical Microbiology, Uniklinik Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Received 8 February 1999/Returned for modification 2 May 1999/Accepted 19 July 1999

The viability of Helicobacter pylori in vitro and in gastric biopsy specimens was determined. Recovery rates were 94, 87, and 77% from biopsy specimens in Portagerm pylori in cooled containers after 1, 2, and 3 days of transport, respectively (n = 307), and 97% if stored and shipped in glycerol broth at -70°C (n = 232).

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Uniklinik Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany. Phone: 49 941 944-6414. Fax: 49 941 944-6402. E-mail: Markus.Heep{at}klinik.uni-regensburg.de.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 1999, p. 3764-3766, Vol. 37, No. 11
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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