title: Survival of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in purulent clinical specimens maintained in the Copan Venturi Transystem and Becton Dickinson Port-a-Cul transport systems.
abstract: Recovery of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria from clinical specimens maintained in the Copan Venturi Transystem and the Becton Dickinson Port-a-Cul transport was assessed. Of 54 anaerobes, 53 were recovered after 4 h, and 52 were recovered after 24 h, from both systems. After 48 h, 45 and 50 were recovered from the two systems, respectively.
authors.affiliation: R. M. Alden Research Laboratory, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, California, USA. dcitron-rmarl@juno.com
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Citron
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Hudspeth
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000254:growth & development*; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000254:growth & development*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology; D013997:Time Factors