Bacteriology Studies

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Independent Studies - 2002

P-15
Comparative Study of Two Transport Systems (Copan Easy-Flow™and Starplex STARSWAB II®) using the Roll-Plate and Vortex Methods, Following Incubation at Room Temperature and 4°C. M.SARINA*, B. KNOLL, THE CREDIT VALLEY HOSPITAL, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA CACMID 2002, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, November 5, 2002

C-68
Comparative Study of an Amies Transport System Incorporating New Easy-Flow™ Swab Applicators (Copan Diagnostics Inc.), Designed for Improved Sample Release, with a Transport System Utilizing Regular Rayon Swabs - STARSWAB II (Starplex Scientific Inc), Using a Direct Swabbing Technique. M. Sarina*, B. Knoll, The Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada ASM 102st General Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah • May 2002

C-69
Comparison of Bacterial Survival in Two Transport Systems Stored at Room and Refrigerator Temperatures A. Robinson, M.L. Gruver; Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA. ASM 102st General Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah • May 2002

C-70
Comparison of Five Swab Systems for the Transport of Pathogenic Bactria: Effects of Charcoal in the Swab or Gel Medium M. Farrington and D.F.J. Brown, Public Health & Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK ASM 102st General Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah • May 2002

C-71
Effect of Transport Time on the Recovery of Selected Aerobic Bacteria from Two Commercial Swab Systems: Fisherbrand Liquid Transport Swab (Fisher Healthcare, Houston, TX) and Starplex Starswab II (Etibicoke, Ontario, Canada) M.Tritsch, T.J.Gladnick; Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA ASM 102st General Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah • May 2002

C-72
New Direct Quantitative Method for Comparative Evaluation of Swab Collection and Transport Systems. T. Abiagom* and K. Van Horn, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY ASM 102st General Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah • May 2002

C-74
Evaluation of Two New Liquid Stuart Swab Transport Systems: Platinum Starswab II (Starplex Scientific) and BBL Cultureswab (Becton Dickinson) E. Mitchell, M. Berman, and C.C. Ginocchio. North Shore-LIJ Health System Laboratories, Lake Success, NY ASM 102st General Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah • May 2002

C-76
Comparison of Starplex StarSwab With a New Fisherbrand Amies Agar Gel Transport Swab for the Recovery of Fastidious Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacteria G.G. Colasante, B. Ingalsbe, N. Jacobs, C. Berger; Health Network Laboratories, Allentown, PA ASM 102st General Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah • May 2002
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