Use of filter paper as a transport medium for laboratory diagnosis of cholera under field conditions
- 2011/08/01
Type de publication
- Articles
Auteurs
- Page AL
- Alberti KP
- Guénolé A
- Mondongue V
- Lonlas Mayele S
- Guerin PJ
- Quilici ML
Thèmes
- Maladies diarrhéiques
Confirmation of a cholera epidemic is based on bacteriological identification of the agent and requires the sending of samples to a culture laboratory, often in countries with limited resources. Comparison of the use of filter paper with the use of Cary-Blair reference medium for stool transport showed that this simple transport medium is appropriate for the recovery of Vibrio cholerae.
