title: Swab transport in Amies gel followed by frozen storage in skim milk tryptone glucose glycerol broth (STGGB) for studies of respiratory bacterial pathogens.
authors.affiliation: Menzies School of Health Research, Institute of Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia. Kim.Hare@menzies.edu.au
authors.forename: Kim M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Hare
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stubbs
authors.forename: Jemima
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beissbarth
authors.forename: Peter Stanley
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Amanda J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Leach
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003451:Cryoprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D005615:Freezing; D005782:Gels; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D050296:Microbial Viability; D001936:Moraxella catarrhalis / Q000502:physiology; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D003451:Cryoprotective Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D005782:Gels