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Microbial Stabilization of Antibiotic-Containing Urine Samples by Using the FLORA-STAT Urine Transport System GORDON L. DORN
Departments of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Wadley Institutes of Molecular Medicine, Dallas, Texas 75235 Received 1 April 1991/Accepted 15 July 1991
The FLORA-STAT Urine Transport System (Wadley Biosciences Corp./Lymphokine Partners Ltd., Dallas, Tex.) was evaluated for its efficacy in maintaining organism count and in effectively blocking the bactericidal action of therapeutic antimicrobial agents in urine samples when the urine samples were held at room temperature. Reconstructions with 53 organism-antimicrobial combinations were performed at 0, 4, 8, and 24 h in which the FLORA-STAT system was compared with two boric acid-based systems (Urine C&S Transport Kit [Becton Dickinson VACUTAINER Systems, Rutherford, N.J.]; Sage Urine Collection Kit for Culture [Sage Products, Inc., Cary, Ill.]) and untreated urine. At 24 h,
Microbial stabilization of antibiotic-containing urine samples by using the FLORA-STAT urine transport system.
The FLORA-STAT Urine Transport System (Wadley Biosciences Corp./Lymphokine Partners Ltd., Dallas, Tex.) was evaluated for its efficacy in maintaining ...