Open AccessImproved Rate of Isolation of Neisseria meningitidis by Direct Plating of Pharyngeal Swabs
Author(s) -
Richard Cunningham,
Roger Matthews,
G Lewendon,
Sarah M. Harrison,
J Stuart
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.39.12.4575-4576.2001
Subject(s) - neisseria meningitidis , plating (geology) , microbiology and biotechnology , carriage , isolation (microbiology) , neisseriaceae , neisseria , medicine , epidemiology , biology , virology , bacteria , pathology , antibiotics , paleontology , genetics
Culturing of pharyngeal swabs for Neisseria meningitidis is an important clinical and epidemiological tool. Routine methods include direct plating onto solid medium or later plating in the laboratory. A comparison of these methods used with 490 high school students found a significantly higher carriage rate with direct plating (11.8 versus 6.1%; P < 0.001).