title: Isolation of salmonellas and Shigella sonnei from a laboratory bench.
abstract: An area of the laboratory bench on which slide agglutinations were performed in the diagnosis of salmonella and shigella infection was examined for these organisms. Impression plates and broth-moistened swabs were used for sampling. Both techniques gave satisfactory results, but the contact plates provided positive results a day earlier than the swabs. Suitable precautions to minimize contamination of the bench surface are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000379:methods; D007753:Laboratories; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012764:Shigella sonnei / Q000302:isolation & purification