Survival of Staphylococcus aureus on sampling swabs stored at different temperatures.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To understand the impact of storage temperature on recovery of Staphylococcus aureus on sampling swabs. Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of skin and soft tissue infections, but also causes a variety of life-threatening diseases. With a large pool of asymptomatic carriers and transmission that can occur even through indirect contact, mitigation efforts have had limited success. Swab sampling, followed by culturing, is a cornerstone of epidemiological studies, however, S. aureus viability on swabs stored at different temperatures has not been characterized.

Methods and results

We determined survival rates on swabs stored at five different temperatures. Samples stored at -70°C had no decay over time while samples stored at higher temperatures showed an exponential d

SUBMITTER: Panisello Yague D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8339145 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature