Swab transport in Amies gel followed by frozen storage in skim milk tryptone glucose glycerol broth (STGGB) for studies of respiratory bacterial pathogens

Kim Hare, E Stubbs, Jemima Beissbarth, Peter Morris, Amanda Leach

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)253-255
    Number of pages3
    JournalJournal of Microbiological Methods
    Volume81
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2010

    Keywords

    • Nasopharyngeal carriage
    • Respiratory pathogens
    • Surveillance studies
    • Swab transport

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