Transport and Storage of Fresh and Frozen Gastric Biopsy Specimens for Optimal Recovery of Helicobacter pylori |
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| Authors: | Markus Heep Karl Scheibl Andrea Degrell Norbert Lehn |
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| Affiliation: | Institute for Medical Microbiology, Uniklinik Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. Markus.Heep@klinik.uni-regensburg.de |
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| Abstract: | The viability of Helicobacter pylori in vitro and in gastric biopsy specimens was determined. Recovery rates were 94, 87, and 77% from biopsy specimens in Portagerm pylori in cooled containers after 1, 2, and 3 days of transport, respectively (n = 307), and 97% if stored and shipped in glycerol broth at -70 degrees C (n = 232). |
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