2008 Flocked Swabs Studies

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Reductions in Workload and Reporting by Use of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening with MRSASelect Medium Compared to Mannitol-Salk Medium Supplemented with Oxacillin
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DNA / Virology / Molecular

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Recovery of Respiratory Viruses: Samples Collected by Flocked Swabs Compared to those Collected by Nasal Aspiration
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Forensic Science

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Flocked Swabs, a New State of the Art for Forensic DNA applications
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Flocked Swabs

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Comparison of nasopharyngeal flocked swabs and aspirates for rapid diagnosis of respiratory viruses in children
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Bacteriology

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Evaluation of Optimal Storage Temperature, Time, and Transport Medium for Detection of Group B Streptococcus in StrepB Carrot Broth
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Clinical Evaluation of a Preservative Impregnated Sponge for Transport of Urine Samples for Microbiological Culture
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Comparison of the New CyMol Medium to ThinPrep Liquid Based Pap Medium for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases by Nucleic Acid Amplification Assays
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WASP Automation

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First Evaluation of the WASP, a New Automated Microbiology Plating Instrument
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Presentation on Respiratory Viral Infections in Children

Dr. Englund & Dr. Singleton, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Ctr

ANMC, Anchorage, AK, Sept. 2008

DrsEnglund-Singleton_Respir.pdf 1.53 MB

Added 02 July 2009

Dry cotton or flocked respiratory swabs as a simple collection technique for themolecular detection of respiratory viruses using real-time NASBA

Catherine Moore, Sally Corden, Jaisi Sinha, Rachel Jones

Journal of Virological Methods: September 2008

Flocked_Swabs_NASBA_1108.pdf 276.48 KB

Added 17 December 2008

Comparison of the Copan ESwab System with Traditional Charcoal Swab in Stuarts Transport Medium

Alice Friis-Møller, Anders Schou Andersen, Jørgen Engberg & Bo Jørgensen Dept. of Clinical Microbiology, Hvidovre Hospital, Dept. of Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institut, The Copenhagen Wound Healing Center, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Scanlab, Stockholm, 2008

445_AFM_poster_stof.pdf 337.92 KB

Added 08 October 2008

Qualification of High-Recovery, Flocked Swabs as Compared to Traditional Rayon Swabs for Microbiological Environmental Monitoring of Surfaces

Giblerto Dalmaso, Manuela Bini, Roberto Paroni, Michela Ferrari

GSK Manufacturing SpA, Strada Asolana n. 68, San Polo di Torrile
43056 Parma, Italy;
Copan Italia SpA, Via Perotti, 10, 25125 Brescia, Italy

Flocked_Article_GSK.pdf 563.2 KB

Added 12 August 2008

Recovery of Haemophilus influenzae (HI) Using the New ESwab™ Transport System

Suzane Silbert, Andrea S. Pereira, Loren Paschoal, Jussimara Monteiro, Antônio C. C. Pignatari

American Society of Microbiology - ASM 2008
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
Boston, Massachusetts
6/2/08 - 6/4/08

Silbert_study08_web.pdf 849.92 KB

Added 12 June 2008

An Evaluation of an Automated System for Processing Clinical Swabs

G. Jones (BSc, Csci, FIBMS), R. Matthews (Csci, FIBMS)

American Society of Microbiology - ASM 2008
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
Boston, Massachusetts
6/2/08 - 6/4/08

C169_JONES08_web.pdf 706.56 KB

Added 12 June 2008

Evaluation of the Copan Mid-Turbinate Flocked Swab for the Collection of Respiratory Specimens for Cell Culture

Christine Biggs, Lisa Slade, Erica North, Steve Ewers

Clinical Virology Symposium - CVS 2008

Flocked_Biggs_CVS08.pdf 143.36 KB

Added 27 May 2008

Comparison of Nasophayngeal (NP) Swabs Collected with Pernasal Flocked Swabs Versus NP Swabs Collected with Traditional Twisted Wire Fiber Minitip for the Detection of Respiratory Viruses Using Simulfluor DFA

P. Ng., J. Ng and T. Mazzulli

Clinical Virology Symposium - CVS 2008
5/05/08

CopanFlockedSwabDaytona_CVS080426.pdf 583.68 KB

Added 16 May 2008

Clinical Validation of a Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Neisseria gonorrheae porA Pseudogene Versus Culture Techniques

Stig Ove Hjelmevoll, MSC, Metethe Elise Olsen, MLT, Johanna U. Ericson Sollid, PhD, Håkon Haaheim, MSc, MM, Kjetil K. Melby, MD, PhD, Harald Moi, MD, PhD, Magnus Unemo, PhD, and Vegard Skogen, MD, PhD

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, May 2008, Vol. 35, No. 5, p.517â��520

STD_Vol35May2008.pdf 102.4 KB

Added 16 May 2008

Performance of Rapid EIA, DFA, RMix, and Conventional Culture for Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Pediatric vs. Adult Populations

Fiebelkorn KR, Walker J, Hudson K, Overton S, Frazee-Gilson S, Gold O, Bartosh C, Lawless K

Clinical Virology Symposium - CVS 2008
5/05/08

740567_FINAL.pdf 225.28 KB

Added 16 May 2008

Comparison of nasopharyngeal flocked swabs and aspirates for rapid diagnosis of respiratory viruses in children

K.H. Chan, J.S.M. Peiris, W. Lim, J.M. Nicholls, S.S. Chiu

Journal of Clinical Virology (2008)5 December 2007

JCV1396_Feb2008.pdf 225.28 KB

Added 15 May 2008

Comparison of the Copan ESwab System with Two Amies Agar Swab Transport Systems for Maintenance of Microorganism Viability

Kenneth G.Van Horn, Carol D. Audette, Denise Sebeck, and Kelly A. Tucker

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, MAY 2008 p. 1655-1658

KenVanHorn_1655.pdf 51.2 KB

Added 15 May 2008

Recovery of Respiratory Viruses: Samples Collected by Flocked Swabs Compared to those Collected by Nasal Aspiration

Tina Mueller, Janet O'Brien, Cheryl Drake and Joan Barenfanger

Clinical Virology Symposium - CVS 2008
5/08/08

M34_study_resp_viruses.pdf 522.24 KB

Added 08 May 2008

Comparison of Respiratory Virus Detection Rates for Infants and Toddlers by Use of Flocked Swabs, Saline Aspirates, and Saline Aspirates Mixed in Universal Transport Medium for Room Temperature Storage and Shipping

Paul Walsh, Christina Lim Overmyer, Keimanh Pham, Scott Michealson, Larisa Gofman, Lisa DeSalvia, Ty Tran, Diana Gonzalez, James Pusavat, Melanie Feola, Kathryn T. Iacono, Eli Mordechai, Martin E. Adelson

Journal of Microbiology
May 2008

FlockedSwabs_JCM0071408.pdf 40.96 KB

Added 08 May 2008

Performance of Rapid EIA, DFA, RMix, and Conventional Culture for Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Pediatric vs. Adult Populations

Fiebelkorn KR, Walker J, Hudson K, Overton S, Frazee-Gilson S, Gold O, Bartosh C, Lawless K

Clinical Virology Symposium - CVS 20085/05/08

740567_poster.pdf 245.76 KB

Added 07 May 2008

Comparison of a Mid-Turbinate Flocked Swab to a Nasopharyngeal Flocked Swab for Respiratory Virus Detection in Children

Vanessa G. Allen, Rose Cheung, Karan Greenock, Carol Collins, John Nishikawa, Huyen Nguyen, Dena Adachi, Farhad Gharabaghi, Steven J. Drews, & Susan E. Richardson

Clinical Virology Symposium - CVS 2008
4/27/08

CVS_MTswabs_2008.pdf 399.36 KB

Added 02 May 2008

Nasopharyngeal Specimens Using Flocked Swabs Respiratory Viral Recovery From Pediatric

Colleen Starkey, Louie Quimson, Donna Londrico, Lara Danziger-Isakov, Debra Kohn, Sherilynn Vogel, Bill Sholtis, Kim Kishmarton, Ann Roberto, Diane Warner, Deanna Zakis and B. Yen-Lieberman

Clinical Virology Symposium - CVS 20084/27/08

Yen-Lieberman_CVS_Pstr_2008.pdf 40.96 KB

Added 02 May 2008

The search and destroy strategy does prevent spread and long-term carriage of MRSA; Results from household screening following an ST22 (E-MRSA 15) outbreak

S. Böcher, M. A. Knudsen, C. Reese, H. Høgsted, P. Schouenborg, R. L. Skov

European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - ECCMID 2008
April 19-22 2008

ECCMID08_P654.pdf 204.8 KB

Added 21 April 2008

Comparison of Nylon Swabs versus Cotton Swabs for the Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus

Paula Väre, Klaus Hedman, Maija Lappalainen

ESCV 2008
Clinical Virology Annual Meeting
Saariselkä, Lapland, Finland
12-15 March 2008

ESCV_08_Flocked_Herpes_Finland.pdf 757.76 KB

Added 19 March 2008

Comparison of different sampling types for the detection of rhinovirus infections using quantitative RT-PCR

M. Waris, V. Peltola, R. Österback, T. Vuorinen, O. Ruuskanen

ESCV 2008
Clinical Virology Annual Meeting
Saariselkä, Lapland, Finland
12-15 March 2008

ESCV_08_Flocked_vs_Aspirate_Waris.pdf 1.99 MB

Added 19 March 2008

Sampling of Human Papilloma Viruses and Chlamydia trachomatis: Novel Flocked Swabs Increase Detection Rates significantly.

Thomas Krech, Santina Castriciano, and Max Chernesky

ESCV 2008
Clinical Virology Annual Meeting
Saariselkä, Lapland, Finland
12-15 March 2008

ESCV_08_Krech_flocked_CT_HPV.PDF 1.06 MB

Added 19 March 2008

Orthomyxo-, paramyxo- and flavivirus infections in wild waterfowl in Finland

Erika Lindh, Anita Huovilainen, Osmo Ratti, Christine Ek-Kommonen, Tarja Sironen, Eili Huhtamo, Hannu Poysa, Antti Vaheri, Olli Vapalahti

Virology Journal 2008
28 February 2008

VirologyJrnl0208_UTM_flocked.pdf 532.48 KB

Added 19 March 2008

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Flocked Swabs22 studies

Presentation on Respiratory Viral Infections in Children

Dry cotton or flocked respiratory swabs as a simple collection technique for themolecular detection of respiratory viruses using real-time NASBA

Comparison of the Copan ESwab System with Traditional Charcoal Swab in Stuarts Transport Medium

Qualification of High-Recovery, Flocked Swabs as Compared to Traditional Rayon Swabs for Microbiological Environmental Monitoring of Surfaces

Recovery of Haemophilus influenzae (HI) Using the New ESwab™ Transport System

An Evaluation of an Automated System for Processing Clinical Swabs

Evaluation of the Copan Mid-Turbinate Flocked Swab for the Collection of Respiratory Specimens for Cell Culture

Comparison of Nasophayngeal (NP) Swabs Collected with Pernasal Flocked Swabs Versus NP Swabs Collected with Traditional Twisted Wire Fiber Minitip for the Detection of Respiratory Viruses Using Simulfluor DFA

Clinical Validation of a Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Neisseria gonorrheae porA Pseudogene Versus Culture Techniques

Performance of Rapid EIA, DFA, RMix, and Conventional Culture for Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Pediatric vs. Adult Populations

Comparison of nasopharyngeal flocked swabs and aspirates for rapid diagnosis of respiratory viruses in children

Comparison of the Copan ESwab System with Two Amies Agar Swab Transport Systems for Maintenance of Microorganism Viability

Recovery of Respiratory Viruses: Samples Collected by Flocked Swabs Compared to those Collected by Nasal Aspiration

Comparison of Respiratory Virus Detection Rates for Infants and Toddlers by Use of Flocked Swabs, Saline Aspirates, and Saline Aspirates Mixed in Universal Transport Medium for Room Temperature Storage and Shipping

Performance of Rapid EIA, DFA, RMix, and Conventional Culture for Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Pediatric vs. Adult Populations

Comparison of a Mid-Turbinate Flocked Swab to a Nasopharyngeal Flocked Swab for Respiratory Virus Detection in Children

Nasopharyngeal Specimens Using Flocked Swabs Respiratory Viral Recovery From Pediatric

The search and destroy strategy does prevent spread and long-term carriage of MRSA; Results from household screening following an ST22 (E-MRSA 15) outbreak

Comparison of Nylon Swabs versus Cotton Swabs for the Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus

Comparison of different sampling types for the detection of rhinovirus infections using quantitative RT-PCR

Sampling of Human Papilloma Viruses and Chlamydia trachomatis: Novel Flocked Swabs Increase Detection Rates significantly.

Orthomyxo-, paramyxo- and flavivirus infections in wild waterfowl in Finland