NEW TRANSPORT MEDIUM FOR SHIPMENT OF CLINICAL SPECIMENS I
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- 1 July 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 88 (1) , 96-98
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.88.1.96-98.1964
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
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