Thermo Scientific™ Cary-Blair Transport Medium (Dehydrated)

Description

• Simplify collection, transport, and maintenance of clinical specimens based on the formulation of Cary and Blair 1 with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Cary-Blair Transport Medium (Dehydrated)
• The low nutrient content of the medium and the use of phosphate as buffering agent prevents bacterial overgrowth by Escherichia coli, Citrobacter freundii and Klebsiella aerogenes
• Ensure optimal sample collection and recovery using the Cary-Blair Transport medium
• Prevents bacterial overgrowth by Escherichia coli, Citrobacter freundii and Klebsiella aerogenes
• Ensures bacterial survival over long periods of time due to low oxidation reduction potential of the medium 2
• Particularly suitable in field surveys for Vibrio parahaemolyticus , especially where rectal swabs are to be transported to a central diagnostic laboratory 3,4
• For the transport of fastidious anaerobic bacteria, the medium may be prepared as directed and filled into long-narrow screw-capped tubes 5
• It may also be prepared as a pre-reduced anaerobic sterilized medium (PRAS) 6
• Methods of producing PRAS media are described by Holdeman and Moore 7
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