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Some Are More Equal - A Comparative Study on Swab Uptake and Release of Bacterial Suspensions

OBJECTIVES: Swabs are widely used to collect samples for microbiological analyses from various clinical settings. They vary by material, size, and structure of the tip. This study investigates the uptake and release capacities for liquid and bacteria. METHODS: Five swabs were analyzed for their upta...

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Autores principales: Warnke, Philipp, Warning, Liesa, Podbielski, Andreas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4092111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25010422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102215