title: Comparison of the Accu-CulShure system and a swab placed in a B-D Port-a-Cul tube for specimen collection and transport.
abstract: We compared the Accu-CulShure guarded specimen collection device and a swab inserted into a B-D Port-a-Cul transport tube in terms of their efficacy under ideal conditions for recovery of bacteria from 10 decubitus ulcer specimens. Cultures yielded 57 aerobes and 21 anaerobes; 76 isolates were recovered with use of Accu-CulShure, and 72 isolates were recovered with use of Port-a-Cul. Both systems were comparable for recovery of organisms in terms of quantitative and qualitative results.
authors.affiliation: Research Division, VA Wadsworth Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90073.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Väisänen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McTeague
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Strong
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Norman
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Finegold
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology