title: Fate of sputum samples transported in bottles containing cetylpyridinium chloride and sodium chloride: a national reference laboratory study.
abstract: The transportation of sputum samples may sometimes take more than one week which results in an increased contamination rate and loss of positive cultures. The current study was planned to analyze the recovery rate of mycobacteria from transported samples with and without Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC). Addition of CPC is useful for isolation of M. tuberculosis from sputum subjected to long-term storage.
authors: Department of Microbiology, Lala Ram Sarup Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi.
authors: Potharaju
authors: P
authors: Visalakshi
authors: Sandeep K
authors: SK
authors: Meharwal
authors: Jyoti
authors: J
authors: Arora
authors: Manpreet
authors: M
authors: Bhalla
authors: Niti
authors: N
authors: Singh
authors: Vithal Prasad
authors: VP
authors: Myneedu
authors: Digamber
authors: D
authors: Behera
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002594:Cetylpyridinium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D050296:Microbial Viability; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*; D014186:Transportation
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D002594:Cetylpyridinium