| Independent Studies - 2004 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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
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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 |
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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 |