Survival of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in purulent clinical specimens maintained in the Copan Venturi Transystem and Becton Dickinson Port-a-Cul transport systems

Recovery of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria from clinical specimens maintain ed in the Copan Venturi Transystem and the Becton Dickinson Port-a-Cul tran sport was assessed. Of 54 anaerobes, 53 were recovered after 4 h, and 52 we re recovered after 24 h, from both systems. After 48 h, 45 and 50 were reco vered from the two systems, respectively.