Evaluation of a New Cellulose Sponge-Tipped Swab for Microbiological Sampling: a Laboratory and Clinical Investigation

A new type of swab (Cellswab; Cellomeda, Turku, Finland), utilizing a highly absorbent cellulose viscose sponge material, was compared to some traditional swabs. The survival of 14 aerobic and 10 anaerobic and microaerophilic bacterial species in the Cellswab, two commercial swab transport systems (...

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Publié dans:	J Clin Microbiol
Auteurs principaux:	Österblad, Monica, Järvinen, Helinä, Lönnqvist, Kurt, Huikko, Solja, Laippala, Pekka, Viljanto, Jouko, Arvilommi, Heikki, Huovinen, Pentti
Format:	Artigo
Langue:	Inglês
Publié:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2003
Sujets:	Bacteriology
Accès en ligne:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC154727/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12734223/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.5.1894-1900.2003
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