Field evaluation of New York City medium in the biological environment-CO2 chamber in recovery of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and urogenital mycoplasmas

Abstract
The biological environment-CO2 chamber containing New York City (NYC) medium was evaluated in a clinical field trial in comparison with Transgrow and NYC medium in plates for the recovery of N. gonorrhoeae and with NYC medium for urogenital mycoplasmas. The system with NYC medium is apparently an effective method for the handling, transport and culture of N. gonorrhoeae, large-colony mycoplasmas and T-mycoplasmas if the delay in transport and incubation does not exceed 24 h.