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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 1999, p. 3041-3043, Vol. 37, No. 9
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Evaluation of the Effects of Storage in Two Different Swab Fabrics and under Three Different Transport Conditions on Recovery of Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacteria

E. Roelofsen,1,* M. van Leeuwen,1 G. J. Meijer-Severs,1 M. H. F. Wilkinson,2 and J. E. Degener1

Laboratory for Medical Microbiology1 and Centre for High Performance Computing,2 Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Received 15 March 1999/Returned for modification 21 April 1999/Accepted 8 June 1999

Recovery of six anaerobic and five aerobic pathogens from viscose swabs and polyurethane swabs (Culturette EZ) was evaluated quantitatively, and transport in aerobic dry tubes, aerobic Amies transport medium (Transwab), and anaerobic universal transport medium (Port-a-Cul) was compared. The Culturette EZ in aerobic dry tubes gave the highest recovery levels. Data obtained with clinical specimens confirmed these results.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratory for Medical Microbiology, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands. Phone: 31 50 3633510. Fax: 31 50 3633528. E-mail: E.Roelofsen{at}med.rug.nl.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 1999, p. 3041-3043, Vol. 37, No. 9
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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