title: How well do viruses survive during transport?
abstract: Centralisation of viral diagnostic services offers the potential for cost saving in laboratories, but incurs costs for transporting specimens. In a trial of 326 paired specimens, isolation rates of viruses sent by overnight post and a more expensive same-day courier service were similar.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Laboratory, County Hospital Hereford.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Caul
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Player
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Paul
mesh_terms: D001826:Body Fluids / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011309:Preservation, Biological / Q000379:methods; D012449:Safety; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D014186:Transportation / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014780:Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*