Abstract
Nasopharyngeal carriage studies are needed to monitor changes in important bacterial pathogens in response to vaccination and antibiotics. Commercial swab transport followed by transfer to skim milk tryptone glucose glycerol broth for frozen storage is an option for studies of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 253-255 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Microbiological Methods |
Volume | 81 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- Nasopharyngeal carriage
- Respiratory pathogens
- Surveillance studies
- Swab transport