| Independent Studies - 2006 |
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Performance
of Rapid Streptococcal
Antigen Testing Varies
by Personnel |
J.
Fox, D. Cohen, M. Marcon,
W. Cotton, B. Bonsu. Children's
Hospital, Akron, OH |
Journal
of Clinical Microbiology,
Nov. 2006; p. 3918-3922
|
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Advances
in diagnostic tests for
bacterial STDs |
Morse,
Stephen A. |
Salud
Publica Mex 2003;
45
Suppl 5:S698-S708
|

DMID |
Evaluation of 4 Swab transport systems for the recovery of ATCC and clinical strains with characterized resistance mechanisms |
María-Isabel Morosini, E. Loza, O. Gutiérrez,
F. Almaraz, F. Baquero, R. Cantón.
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain |
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 56 (2006)
p. 19-24
|

JCM |
Diagnosis of Streptococcal Pharyngitis By detection of Streptococcus pyogenes in Posterior Pharyngeal versus oral cavity specimens |
J. Fox, M. Marcon, B. Bonsu.
Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH. |
Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2006)
p. 2593-2594
|

C-106 |
Use of CultureSwab Plus Swabs with Amies Gel Agar
with the IDI-MRSA™ Assay |
J. Riley, B. Shoemaker, K. Jones, P. Bourbeau;
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. |
ASM 106th General Convention
Orlando, Florida - May 22-24, 2006 |

C-108 |
Evaluation and Comparison of Three Swab Collection and Transport Systems Tested by the CLSI M40-A Method |
KG Van Horn, C Audette, B Tom |
Focus Diagnostics, Inc Cypress, CA |

C-109 |
Investigation into the Effect of Temperature on the
Viability of Fastidious and Non-Fastidious Bacteria in Two
Commercial Amies Gel Transport Systems: BD CultureSwab
Max V(+) and Remel BactiSwab. |
C.
Biggs, The Chester County
Hospital |
ASM 106th General Convention
Orlando, Florida - May 22-24, 2006 |
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NASOPHARYNGEAL COLONIZATION BY HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE IN CHILDREN
ATTENDING DAY-CARE CENTERS, IN RIBEIRÃO PRETO, STATE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL |
Maria E.N. Bonifácio da Silva; Paulo da Silva; Marta I.C. Medeiros; Suzel N. Neme; Claudia Macedo; José Moacir Marin |
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology (2006) 37 : p.33-38 |

P1.06 |
Evaluation of the Copan M40 and Starplex Amies Transport Systems' Potential to
Maintain the Viability of Aerobic Fastidious Organisms During Simulated Transport |
ARBIQUE JC,* RENDELL AF, and FORWARD KR.
Division of Microbiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, N.S. |
Canadian Association of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CACMID)
March 15 - 19, 2006 |

P1.05 |
Evaluation of the Copan M40 and Starplex Amies Transport Systems' Potential to Prevent Overgrowth of Aerobic Organisms During Simulated Transport |
ARBIQUE JC,* RENDELL AF, and FORWARD KR.
Division of Microbiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, N.S. |
Canadian Association of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CACMID)
March 15 - 19, 2006 |

P1725 |
Evaluation of Accuracy Limits of Countable
Colony-forming Units on Agar Plates |
ARBIQUE JC,* RENDELL AF, BLANCHARD W, and FORWARD KR.
Division of Microbiology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, N.S. |
13th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Glasgow / UK May 10–13, 2003 |