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Comparative Study
. 1979 Oct;10(4):601-3.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.10.4.601-603.1979.

Survival of Ureaplasma urealyticum on different kinds of swabs

S A Poulin, R B Kundsin, H W Horne Jr
Comparative Study

Survival of Ureaplasma urealyticum on different kinds of swabs

S A Poulin et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1979 Oct.

Abstract

The survival of Ureaplasma urealyticum on five different types of swabs routinely used for obtaining clinical specimens is limited to 1 h. Wooden applicator sticks inhibit the alkaline color change in broth and result in a significant loss of isolates if broth alone is used.

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