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Isolation of salmonellas and Shigella sonnei from a laboratory bench

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

T. H. Price
T. H. Price
Affiliation:
Regional Public Health Laboratory, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff
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An area of the laboratory bench on which slide agglutinations were performed in the diagnosis of salmonella and shigella infection was examined for these organisms. Impression plates and broth-moistened swabs were used for sampling. Both techniques gave satisfactory results, but the contact plates provided positive results a day earlier than the swabs. Suitable precautions to minimize contamination of the bench surface are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 76 , Issue 3 , June 1976 , pp. 337 - 339
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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