In vitro and in vivo comparison of transport media for detecting nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Background As a standard method for pneumococcal carriage studies, the World Health Organization recommends nasopharyngeal swabs be transported and stored at cool temperatures in a medium containing skim-milk, tryptone, glucose and glycerol (STGG). An enrichment broth used for transport at room temp...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Anneke Steens, Natacha Milhano, Ingeborg S. Aaberge, Didrik F. Vestrheim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2016-09-01
Subjects:	Streptococcus pneumoniae Nasopharyngeal carriage Transport media In vivo and in vitro comparison Carriage study Pneumococcus
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/2449.pdf