Cumming C G, Ross P W
J Clin Pathol. 1979 Oct;32(10):1066-9. doi: 10.1136/jcp.32.10.1066.
The survival of group B streptococci on a variety of swabs, held either in their containers or in transport media for periods of up to 48 hours, at room temperature and at 4 degrees C, has been assessed. Results indicated that holding swabs in transport media did not favour prolonged survival of the streptococci and that the yield of organisms was much greater from swabs held in their ordinary plastic tubes. A holding temperature of 4 degrees C rather than room temperature is recommended if any delay in plating out swabs is anticipated.
对B族链球菌在各种拭子上的存活情况进行了评估,这些拭子保存在其容器中或运输培养基中,在室温及4℃下放置长达48小时。结果表明,将拭子保存在运输培养基中不利于链球菌的长期存活,并且从保存在普通塑料管中的拭子中获得的微生物产量要高得多。如果预计拭子接种会有延迟,建议保存温度为4℃而非室温。