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An evaluation of New York City transport medium for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in clinical specimens. 1975

D A Symington

New York City (NYC) transport medium was compared with Transgrow and Amies charcoal medium for the recovery of N. gonorrhoeae from clinical material. All three transport media were comparable within one day in transit. None of them consistently preserved N. gonorrhoeae for 3 days. However, for 2 days in transit NYC yielded 50% more gonococci than Transgrow and 22% more than Amies. It has been claimed that NYC transport medium does not require the addition of atmospheric CO2 for the preservation and growth of N. gonorrhoeae. We observed that the survival rate of N. gonorrhoeae on NYC transport medium was markedly improved by the presence of ambient CO2. It was found practical to transport specimens on 5 cm diameter petri plates containing NYC transport medium in sealed plastic bags with chemically generated CO2; such an environment was also suitable for incubation. Over 90% of N. gonorrhoeae present in clinical specimens survived for 48 h under these conditions. Petri plates are more practical to process for isolation and identification than medium sloped in screw-capped bottles as recommended for Transgrow.

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
D009519	New York City	City located at the mouth of the Hudson River, in New York State.
D002245	Carbon Dioxide	A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals.	Carbonic Anhydride,Anhydride, Carbonic,Dioxide, Carbon
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
D005069	Evaluation Studies as Topic	Works about studies that determine the effectiveness or value of processes, personnel, and equipment, or the material on conducting such studies.	Critique,Evaluation Indexes,Evaluation Methodology,Evaluation Report,Evaluation Research,Methodology, Evaluation,Pre-Post Tests,Qualitative Evaluation,Quantitative Evaluation,Theoretical Effectiveness,Use-Effectiveness,Critiques,Effectiveness, Theoretical,Evaluation Methodologies,Evaluation Reports,Evaluation, Qualitative,Evaluation, Quantitative,Evaluations, Qualitative,Evaluations, Quantitative,Indexes, Evaluation,Methodologies, Evaluation,Pre Post Tests,Pre-Post Test,Qualitative Evaluations,Quantitative Evaluations,Report, Evaluation,Reports, Evaluation,Research, Evaluation,Test, Pre-Post,Tests, Pre-Post,Use Effectiveness
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013997	Time Factors	Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.	Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor