Citation
R. Cunningham et al., Improved rate of isolation of Neisseria meningitidis by direct plating of pharyngeal swabs, J CLIN MICR, 39(12), 2001, pp. 4575-4576
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137
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Volume
39
Issue
12
Year of publication
2001
Pages
4575 - 4576
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200112)39:12<4575:IROION>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Culturing of pharyngeal swabs for Neisseria meningitidis is an important cl
inical and epidemiological tool. Routine methods include direct plating ont
o solid medium or later plating in the laboratory. A comparison of these me
thods used with 490 high school students found a significantly higher carri
age rate with direct plating (11.8 versus 6.1%; P < 0.001).