Effect of holding temperature on isolation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. 1986

K D Evans, and E M Peterson, and J I Curry, and J R Greenwood, and L M de la Maza

The effect of holding temperature on the recovery of Neisseria gonorrhoeae was studied. From 300 specimens tested, Thayer-Martin medium plates inoculated and incubated in the presence of CO2 at 35, 22, and 4 degrees C for 24 h before incubation at 35 degrees C yielded 100, 96, and 95% of all isolates ultimately recovered from 82 positive specimens. Although there was a decrease in the quantity of organisms recovered, initial incubation of specimens under refrigeration or at room temperature yielded greater than or equal to 95% of the positive specimens.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009344 Neisseria gonorrhoeae A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria primarily found in purulent venereal discharges. It is the causative agent of GONORRHEA. Diplococcus gonorrhoeae,Gonococcus,Gonococcus neisseri,Merismopedia gonorrhoeae,Micrococcus der gonorrhoe,Micrococcus gonococcus,Micrococcus gonorrhoeae
D003470 Culture Media Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN. Media, Culture
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013048 Specimen Handling Procedures for collecting, preserving, and transporting of specimens sufficiently stable to provide accurate and precise results suitable for clinical interpretation. Specimen Collection,Collection, Specimen,Collections, Specimen,Handling, Specimen,Handlings, Specimen,Specimen Collections,Specimen Handlings
D013696 Temperature The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms. Temperatures

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