Comparison between nasal swabs and nasopharyngeal aspirates for, and effect of time in transit on, isolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis

K.S. Carville; J.M. Bowman; D. Lehmann; T.V. Riley

doi:10.1128/JCM.01131-06

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Comparison between nasal swabs and nasopharyngeal aspirates for, and effect of time in transit on, isolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis

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Comparison between nasal swabs and nasopharyngeal aspirates for, and effect of time in transit on, isolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis

K.S. Carville, J.M. Bowman, D. Lehmann and T.V. Riley

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol.45(1), pp.244-245

2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01131-06

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Abstract

We assessed the impact of the use of nasal swabs or nasopharyngeal aspirates and the time from specimen collection to storage at -70°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.

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Title: Comparison between nasal swabs and nasopharyngeal aspirates for, and effect of time in transit on, isolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis
Authors/Creators: K.S. Carville (Author/Creator) - The University of Western Australia
J.M. Bowman (Author/Creator) - Pathwest Laboratory Medicine
D. Lehmann (Author/Creator) - The Kids Research Institute Australia
T.V. Riley (Author/Creator) - The University of Western Australia
Publication Details: Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol.45(1), pp.244-245
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Identifiers: 991005543917107891
Copyright: © 2007 American Society for Microbiology
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration
Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.23 Antibiotics & Antimicrobials; 1.23.347 Streptococcus Pneumoniae
Web Of Science research areas: Microbiology
ESI research areas: Microbiology