Pennings Lian J, Zweijpfenning Sanne, Ruth Mike M, Wattenberg Melanie, Boeree Martin J, Hoefsloot Wouter, van Ingen Jakko
Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500, HB, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500, HB, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018 Dec;92(4):309-310. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.06.017. Epub 2018 Jun 27.
Diagnostic mycobacteriology often involves shipping of samples to centralized laboratories. Using two quantitative culture techniques, we show that 7 days storage of sputum samples at room temperature or 4 °C does not affect the number of viable Mycobacterium avium complex bacteria. Storage at room temperature increases the chance of contamination.
诊断分枝杆菌学通常涉及将样本运送至中央实验室。我们采用两种定量培养技术表明,痰标本在室温或4℃下保存7天不会影响鸟分枝杆菌复合群细菌的活菌数量。室温保存会增加污染几率。