Mycobacterium avium complex bacteria remain viable in sputum during storage and refrigeration.

Abstract:

: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.

authors

Pennings LJ,Zweijpfenning S,Ruth MM,Wattenberg M,Boeree MJ,Hoefsloot W,van Ingen J

doi

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.06.017

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-12-01 00:00:00

pages

309-310

issue

4

eissn

0732-8893

issn

1879-0070

pii

S0732-8893(18)30216-5

journal_volume

92

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