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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2008, p. 3134-3135, Vol. 46, No. 9
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00841-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Viability of Trichomonas vaginalis in Copan Universal Transport Medium and eSwab Transport Medium {triangledown}

C. A. Rivers and J. R. Schwebke*

Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

Received 2 May 2008/ Returned for modification 19 June 2008/ Accepted 1 July 2008

We compared the use of universal transport medium and eSwab transport medium held at room temperature or 37°C to bedside inoculation and immediate incubation of culture media for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis. There were no significant culturable differences in the sensitivity of either of the transport media to that of bedside inoculation.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: University of Alabama at Birmingham, 703 19th Street South, Zeigler Research Building, #239, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007. Phone: (205) 975-5665. Fax: (205) 975-7764. E-mail: Schwebke{at}uab.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 9 July 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2008, p. 3134-3135, Vol. 46, No. 9
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00841-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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