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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PeerJ Inc.
2016-09-01
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