| Independent Studies - 2005 |
 C-305 | EVALUATION OF SPONGE IMPREGNATED WITH PRESERVATIVE FOR PROTECTION OF URINARY TRACT PATHOGENS DURING TRANSPORT | R.P. Rennie1*, C.L. Brosnikoff1, S.E. Shokoples1, L.C. Turnbull1, D. Triva2, R. Paroni2, E. Zanella2 and A. Giambra21Medical Microbiology Laboratory, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA, and 2Copan Italia S.p.A., Brescia, ITALY | ASM 105th General Convention - Atlanta, Georgia, June 2005 |
 C-302 | SURVIVAL RATE OF HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE ISOLATED FROM PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS | Suzane Silbert, Andrea S. Pereira, Jussimara Monteiro, Martha R. Celle, Luciana Cirilo, Rodrigo Mendes, Antônio C. C. Pignatari Laboratório Especial de Microbiologia Clínica, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | ASM 105th General Convention - Atlanta, Georgia, June 2005 |
 C-301 | EVALUATION of FOUR SWAB TRANSPORT SYSTEMS for the RECOVERY of ATCC and CLINICAL STRAINS with CHARACTERIZED RESISTANCE MECHANISMS | M. I. Morosini 1, E. Loza1, O. Gutiérrez2, F. Almaraz1, F. Baquero1, and R. Cantón1. 1Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal. Spain. | ASM 105th General Convention - Atlanta, Georgia, June 2005 |
 C-300 | Comparison of StarSwab II with BD CultureSwab Max V(+) Transport Systems for Preservation of Bacterial Pathogens Important in Pediatric Medicine; Hemophilus influenza, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Neisseria meningitidis | RC Jerris, DK Jarrett, W Cherney, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Atlanta, GA | ASM 105th General Convention - Atlanta, Georgia, June 2005 |
 C-298 | COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE VIABILITY OF CLINICALLY IMPORTANT BACTERIA IN TWO NEW AMIES GEL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (BD CULTURESWAB MAX V(+) AND REMEL BACTISWAB) USING NCCLS M40-A QUANTITATIVE SWAB ELUTION METHOD. | C. BIGGS, THE CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL | ASM 105th General Convention - Atlanta, Georgia, June 2005 |
 C-296 | Overgrowth and survival of organisms in Swab Transport Systems | GAJones, RPHumanMicrobiology Laboratory, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth PL6 8DH, United Kingdom. | ASM 105th General Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, June 2005 |
 C-295 | Comparative Evaluation of Two New Amies Swab Transport Systems BD CultureSwab™ Max V(+) (Copan) and the Fisherfinest® (Starplex) Swab | M. SARINA*, D.M. LAWRENCE, CENTRAL COAST PATHOLOGY, San Luis Obispo, CA | ASM 105th General Convention - Atlanta, Georgia, June 2005 |
 C-294 | EVALUATION OF ORGANISM RECOVERY AFTER TWELVE MONTHS USING THE ROLL PLATE METHOD DESCRIBED INCLSI DOCUMENT M40: QUALITY CONTROL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT DEVICES | C. L. Brosnikoff * , R. P. Rennie and L. C. TurnbullMedical Microbiology Laboratory, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, CANADA | ASM 105th General Convention - Atlanta, Georgia, June 2005 |
 C-292 | EVALUATION AND COMPARISON OF TWO STUART’S LIQUID SWAB TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TESTED BY THE NCCLS M40 METHOD | K. G. Van Horn and I. Rankin | ASM 105th General Convention - Atlanta, Georgia, June 2005 |
 C-291 | Comparative Study of Three Transport Swabs for the Maintenace of Clinically Important Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacteria | C. Chevallier, P. Hamilton, and J. Aslanzadeh Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT | ASM 105th General Convention - Atlanta, Georgia, June 2005 |