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Survival of Ureaplasma urealyticum on different kinds of swabs

Journal of Clinical Microbiology (1979) 10(4) 601-603
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.10.4.601-603.1979
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The survival of Ureaplasma urealyticum on five different types of swabs routinely used for obtaining clinical specimens is limited to 1 h. Wooden applicator sticks inhibit the alkaline color change in broth and result in a significant loss of isolates if broth alone is used.

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Poulin, S. A., Kundsin, R. B., & Horne, H. W. (1979). Survival of Ureaplasma urealyticum on different kinds of swabs. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 10(4), 601–603. https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.10.4.601-603.1979

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