Bacteriology Studies

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Independent Studies - 2004
Survival of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates of Different Auxotypes in Six Commercial Transport Systems M. A. Graver and J. J. Wade* Health Protection Agency London, Medical Microbiology, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom. July 2004
Comparison of Easy-Flow Copan Liquid Stuart’s and Starplex Swab Transport Systems for Recovery of Fastidious Aerobic Bacteria Cheryl Drake, Joan Barenfanger, Jerry Lawhorn, and Steven Verhulst
Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology, Memorial Medical Center, and Division of Statistics and Research Consulting, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois. November 2004
LB6 Validation of the Roll Plate Method Described in NCCLS Document M40: Quality Control of Microbiological Transport Devices. C. Brosnikoff*, L. Turnbull and R. Rennie. University of Alberta Hospital, Medical Microbiology Laboratory & Provincial Laboratory For Public Health (Microbiology) , Edmonton, AB, Canada. LB6 CACMID Canadian Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Nov 7-10, 2004.
P30 SURVIVAL RATE OF Haemophilus influenzae IN TWO COMMERCIAL AMIES GEL SWAB TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE B.GANDHI* Collaborative Microbiology Solutions, Brampton, Ontario, M. SKULNICK AND T.MAZZULLI TML/MSH Department of Microbiology, Mt.Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario P30 MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Evaluation of Swab Transport Systems Against a Published Standard R.P. Human and G.A. Jones Journal of Clinical Pathology 2004; 57:762-763
C-168 Evaluation of MicroRheologics Flocked Nylon Swabs for Use in the Performance of the Gen-Probe Group A Strep Direct Test (GASDT) Paul P. Bourbeau* and Barbara J. HeiterGeisinger
Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania
ASM 104th General Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana - May 2004.
Use of Swabs without Transport Media for the Gen-Probe Group A Strep Direct Test Paul P. Bourbeau* and Barbara J. Heiter Division of Laboratory Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville Pennsylvania
C-161 Evaluation of Four Swab Transport Systems Against a Published Standard R.P. Human, G.A. Jones Microbiology Laboratory, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Decon PL6 8DH, UK
C-159 Evaluation of Three Bacterial Transport Systems, The New Copan M40 Transystem, Remel BactiswabTM and Medical Wire & Equipment Transwab ®, for Maintenance of Aerobic Fastidious and Non-Fastidious Organisms Nabeel Rishmawi, Issa Shomali, Musa Hindiyeh
Caritas Baby Hospital, Bethlehem, Palestine

C-164
Modification of Swab Applicators Providing
Full Compliance with NCCLS Standard M40-
AJ.S. Hirschman and J.L. Perry VA Medical Center, Wichita, KS.

C-154
COMPARISON OF FOUR SWAB TRANSPORT SYSTEMS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND RECOVERY OF FASTIDIOUS MICROORGANISMS HELD AT 25°C AND 4°C SUZANE SILBERT, ANA C. GALES, LIANA C. MENEZES, JULIANA B. SILVA, JULIANA GUGEL, ANTÔNIO C. C. PIGNATARI LABORATÓRIO ESPECIAL DE MICROBIOLOGIA CLÍNICA, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL

C-158
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF A NEW COPAN AMIES TRANSPORT SWAB M40 TRANSYSTEM™ WITH ANOTHER COMMERCIAL AMIES TRANSPORT SWAB B.GANDHI, * T.MAZZULLI MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
C-157 A Comparison of Two Swab Transport Systems in the Recovery of Fastidious Organisms
Topic: C19 Specimen Collection, Transportation and Processing
S. L. Gamble Maricopa Integrated Health System, Phoenix, AZ.

C-167
SURVIVAL OF DIFFERENT AUXOTYPES OF NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE IN SIX COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS M. A. Graver and J. J. Wade Medical Microbiology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS
C-163 Influence of Storage Conditions on the Performance of Swab Transport Devices as Determined by the Quality Control Guidelines of NCCLS Standard M40 B. J. Heiter* and P. P. Bourbeau Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA

C-162
EVALUATION OF THREE COMMERCIAL SWAB TRANSPORT SYSTEMS FOR THE
MAINTENANCE OF AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC BACTERIA AT ROOM TEMPERATURE USING NCCLS M40-P QUANTITATIVE SWAB ELUTION METHOD
C. BIGGS
THE CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL West Chester, Pennsylvania

C-153
Comparison of a New Copan Amies Transport Swab M40 Transystem with Starplex Aerobic and BBL Port-a-Cul Anaerobic transport Systems for the Recovery of Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacteria S. Holliday, J. Kramer, M.V. Kanchana, E. Thomas Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4P 0W5
FIRST RESULTS OF THE VALIDATION OF THE COPAN MILK TEST FOR THE DETECTION OF RESIDUES OF ANTIBIOTICS AND SULPHONAMIDES IN MILK Wim Reybroeck, Sigrid Ooghe & Koen Grijspeerdt Department Animal Product Quality and Transformation Technology, Belgium
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