Use of filter paper as a transport medium for laboratory diagnosis of cholera under field conditions.

Anne-Laure Page (1) , Kathryn P Alberti (1) , Alain Guénolé (2) , Vital Mondongue (3) , Sylvaine Lonlas Mayele (4) , Philippe J Guerin (1, 5) , Marie-Laure Quilici (2)

1 Epicentre [Paris] [Médecins Sans Frontières]
2 CNR - Centre National de Référence des Vibrions et du Choléra - National Reference Center Vibrios and Cholera
3 Ministry of Health
4 MSF - Médecins sans Frontières
5 Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine [Oxford]

Confirmation of a cholera epidemic is based on bacteriological identification of the agent and requires the sending of samples to a culture laboratory, often in countries with limited resources. Comparison of the use of filter paper with the use of Cary-Blair reference medium for stool transport showed that this simple transport medium is appropriate for the recovery of Vibrio cholerae.

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Santé publique et épidémiologie

Anne-Laure Page, Kathryn P Alberti, Alain Guénolé, Vital Mondongue, Sylvaine Lonlas Mayele, et al.. Use of filter paper as a transport medium for laboratory diagnosis of cholera under field conditions.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2011, 49 (8), pp.3021-3. ⟨10.1128/JCM.00514-11⟩. ⟨pasteur-01135902⟩