title: Recovery of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from 4 commercially available transport systems.
abstract: Four commercial transport systems for the recovery of Neisseria gonorrhoeae were evaluated in support of the need to obtain culture isolates for the detection of antimicrobial resistance. Bacterial recovery from the InTray GC system was superior with minimal loss of viability in contrast to non-nutritive transport systems.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: jwp6@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Papp
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Henning
authors.affiliation: City of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI.
authors.forename: Manjeet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khubbar
authors.affiliation: City of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI.
authors.forename: Valdis
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kalve
authors.affiliation: City of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI.
authors.forename: Sanjib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
authors.affiliation: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Travanty
authors.affiliation: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xavier
authors.affiliation: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Lansing, MI.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Lansing, MI.
authors.forename: James T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Rudrik
authors.affiliation: Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaynor
authors.affiliation: Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD.
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hagan
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D050296:Microbial Viability; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Gonorrhea; Transport; Viable