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Clinical Trial
. 1993 Jun:16 Suppl 4:S325-7.
doi: 10.1093/clinids/16.supplement_4.s325.

Comparison of the Accu-CulShure system and a swab placed in a B-D Port-a-Cul tube for specimen collection and transport

E J Baron  1 , M L Väisänen, M McTeague, C A Strong, D Norman, S M Finegold
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Comparison of the Accu-CulShure system and a swab placed in a B-D Port-a-Cul tube for specimen collection and transport

E J Baron et al. Clin Infect Dis. 1993 Jun.

Abstract

We compared the Accu-CulShure guarded specimen collection device and a swab inserted into a B-D Port-a-Cul transport tube in terms of their efficacy under ideal conditions for recovery of bacteria from 10 decubitus ulcer specimens. Cultures yielded 57 aerobes and 21 anaerobes; 76 isolates were recovered with use of Accu-CulShure, and 72 isolates were recovered with use of Port-a-Cul. Both systems were comparable for recovery of organisms in terms of quantitative and qualitative results.

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