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NEW TRANSPORT MEDIUM FOR SHIPMENT OF CLINICAL SPECIMENS. I. FECAL SPECIMENS.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 88 ·1964-07-00 ·Pages 96-8

CARY SG, BLAIR EB

Abstract

Cary, Sylvia G. (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.C.), and Eugene B Blair. New transport medium for shipment of clinical specimens. I. Fecal specimens. J. Bacteriol. 88:96-98. 1964.-A new transport medium for the collection and shipment of clinical specimens is described. Preliminary studies indicate that, with initial fecal specimens, Salmonella and Shigella can be recovered for as long as 49 days, Vibrio comma for 22 days, and Pasteurella pestis for at least 75 days.

Keywords
FECES SPECIMEN HANDLING
MeSH Terms
Culture Media Feces Humans Salmonella Shigella Specimen Handling Vibrio cholerae Yersinia pestis
Chemicals
Culture Media
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
CARY S G
BLAIR E B
References (4)
4 references, click to expand
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
Published
1964-07-00
Pages
96-8
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC277262
Subset
OM
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