Posts Tagged ‘Transystem’
Evidence of Transmission of Clostridium Difficile in Asymptomatic Patients following Admission Screening in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Evidence of Transmission of Clostridium Difficile in Asymptomatic Patients following Admission Screening in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Read MoreComparison of Copan ESwab™ with the Copan Venturi Transystem for the quantitative survival of Escherichia coli, Streptococcus agalactiae and Candida albicans
Abstract Swab transport systems should preserve the viability and stability of micro-organisms in clinical specimens throughout transport and storage. ESwab™, a nylontipped swab in liquid medium, designed for better specimen collection and less micro-organism entrapment, was evaluated for the maintenance of viability and quantitative survival of Escherichia coli, Streptococcus agalactiae and Candida albicans. The quantitative…
Read MoreComparison of the Copan ESwab™ System with Traditional Charcoal Swab in Stuarts Transport Medium
Aim: To compare the traditional system with charcoal swab in Stuarts medium with ESwab™ in Amies transport medium in a clinical setting in order to optimize the results of swab cultures from complicated wounds. Background: The Copan ESwab™ is a new nylon-flocked swab designed to optimize specimen collection and to minimize entrapment of the specimen…
Read MoreEvaluation of the New BBL™ CultureSwab Plus™ Transport Device (Becton Dickinson, Baltimore, MD) for Recovery of Anaerobes.
ABSTRACT BBL™ CultureSwab Plus™ (BCSP), a new transport device for anaerobic bacteria, was evaluated at room temperature for its ability to maintain the viability of 6 anaerobic ATCC reference strains (species of Bacteroides, Clostridium, Fusobacterium, Peptostreptococcus, and Porphyromonas) and 10 clinical anaerobic isolates (species of Bacteroides, Clostridium, Eubacterium, Fusobacterium, Peptostreptococcus, Prevotella, and Veillonella). Three other…
Read MoreComparison of the Copan ESwab™ System with Two Amies Agar Swab Transport Systems for Maintenance of Microorganism Viability
Swab transport systems are used for a variety of specimen types and must maintain organism viability throughout the transport process. The Copan ESwab™ is a new nylon-flocked swab designed to optimize specimen collection and to minimize entrapment of the specimen. We used the quantitative elution method with recommended strains, as described in CLSI document M40-A,…
Read MoreComplete MRSA Nasal Screening Using a Single, New and Novel Swab Transport System
Amended Abstract A new patented Flocked Swab with Liquid Amies, Copan, Ca, USA (ESwab™) was designed to improve the sensitivity of the traditional transport swab systems. In this new swab the organism inoculum theoretically is released into 1mL of Amies Liquid and after that it should be possible to perform different tests on the collected…
Read MoreUse of CultureSwab Plus Swabs with Amies Gel Agar for Testing of Naris Specimens with the GeneOhm MRSA Assay
The GeneOhm MRSA assay (BD Diagnostics-GeneOhm, San Diego, CA) is a Food and Drug Administration-cleared test for the direct detection of nasal colonization with methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Many institutions, including ours (Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA), selectively or broadly screen newly admitted patients for MRSA nasal colonization to facilitate appropriate isolation procedures for…
Read MoreUse of CultureSwab Plus Swabs with Amies Gel Agar with the IDI-MRSATM Assay
REVISED ABSTRACT The IDI-MRSATM assay (GeneOhm Sciences, San Diego, CA) is an FDA-cleared test for the direct detection of nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Many institutions, including ours, selectively or broadly screen new admissions for MRSA nasal colonization to facilitate appropriate isolation procedures for MRSA carriers. Utilized in conjunction with the Smart CyclerTM…
Read MoreComparative Evaluation of Two New Amies Swab Transport Systems BD CultureSwab™ Max V Copan and the Fisherfinest Starplex Swab
The objective of this study was to compare the ability of 2 new swab transport systems to maintain the viability of several strains of clinically significant bacteria.
Read MoreComparison of Easy-Flow Copan Liquid Stuart’s and Starplex Swab Transport Systems for Recovery of Fastidious Aerobic Bacteria
Comparison of Easy-Flow Copan Liquid Stuart’s and Starplex Swab Transport Systems for Recovery of Fastidious Aerobic Bacteria
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