Abstract
We assessed the impact of the use of nasal swabs or nasopharyngeal aspirates and the time from specimen collection to storage at -70 degrees C on bacterial isolation. Haemophilus influenzae was isolated significantly less often from swabs than from nasopharyngeal aspirates. Samples in transit for > 3 days were half as likely to grow Streptococcus pneumoniae and H. influenzae as those in transit for <= 3 days. There was no statistically significant difference for either Moraxella catarrhalis or Staphylococcus aureus.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 244-245 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Microbiology |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |