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Influence of the Transport on the Outcome of the Bacteriological Analysis of Dog Urine Comparison of Three Transport Tubes.
- Source :
- Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B; 1992, Vol. 39 Issue 1-10, p662-667, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 1992
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Abstract
- A sterile plastic tube, a boric acid-glycerol-sodium formate tube and a dip-slide tube were compared for transport of dog urine for bacteriological examination under practice conditions, at ambient temperature. In a first part, 50 dog urine samples were cultured on agar plates and on a dip-slide kit within 2 h after collection and after storage at 20°C in a sterile tube and in a boric acid tube for 24 h and 48 h. Culture of the samples stored in the boric acid tube and culture on the dip-slide yielded results which correlated very well with those of the culture of fresh urine. However, culture of the samples stored in the sterile tube yielded up to 65 % false positive results. In a second part, a comparison was drawn with culture results of 100 dog urine specimens collected by different practitioners and simultaneously mailed to our laboratory in a sterile tube, in a boric acid tube and in a dip-slide kit. Samples sent in the boric acid and in the dip-slide tube showed comparable culture results. Culture of the samples sent in the plastic tube yielded 53 % false positive results in comparison with those of the samples preserved in boric acid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09311793
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 1-10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 90909275
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0450.1992.tb01219.x