title: Augmented recovery of microorganisms from swabs by homogenization: a novel standardizable high-throughput approach.
abstract: A new approach introducing a quantitative and standardizable step into sample processing was evaluated by homogenizing in vitro inoculated swab tips with Precellys 24 high-throughput homogenizer. Recovery of microorganisms from homogenized swab tips was significantly higher as compared to conventional processing methods. Thus, swab homogenization is a promising approach introducing a new quality in microbial analysis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, Rostock University Hospital, Rostock, Germany. Electronic address: philipp.warnke@med.uni-rostock.de.
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Warnke
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, Rostock University Hospital, Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Sylvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Redanz
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Rostock University Hospital, Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zaatreh
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, Rostock University Hospital, Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Podbielski
mesh_terms: D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards
keywords: Copan; Dryswab; FLOQSwabs; Homogenization; Homogenizer; MWE; Precellys; Processing; Sigma-swab; Swab