Evaluation of a Medium (STGG) for Transport and Optimal Recovery of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Nasopharyngeal Secretions Collected during Field Studies

L. O’Brien, Katherine; A. Bronsdon, Melinda; Dagan, Ron; Yagupsky, Pablo; Janco, Jacob; A. Elliott, John; G. Whitney, Cynthia; Yang, Yonghong; E. Robinson, Lisa-Gaye; Schwartz, Benjamin; M. Carlone, George

doi:10.1128/jcm.39.3.1021-1024.2001

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Evaluation of a Medium (STGG) for Transport and Optimal Recovery of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Nasopharyngeal Secretions Collected during Field Studies

Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology • Mar 1, 2001

Authors:

Katherine L. O’Brien

Melinda A. Bronsdon

Ron Dagan

Abstract

Field studies of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococci) nasopharyngeal (NP) colonization are hampered by the need to directly plate specimens in order to ensure isolate viability. A medium containing skim milk, tryptone, glucose, and glycerin (STGG) has been used to transport and store NP material, ...

Subject

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Microbiology

Medicine

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