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Remel Amies Transport Medium w/ and w/o Charcoal are semisolid media recommended for use in qualitative procedures for the transport of clinical swab specimens to the laboratory. This medium contains sodium chloride in a concentration of 0.3% for optimal preservation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Transport Medium provides a reduced environment due to the presence of sodium thioglycollate and small amount of agar. Charcoal helps to neutralize materials that are toxic to sensitive pathogens like Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
5 sty 2022 · Amies Transport Medium is an improved transport medium, containing charcoal to prolong the viability of pathogenic organisms. It is a semisolid media recommended for use in qualitative procedures for the transport of clinical swab specimens to the laboratory.
Preserve and transport clinical swab specimens to the laboratory using the semisolid medium Amies Transport Medium w/Charcoal.
Amies modified Stuart's Transport Medium by replacing glycerophosphate with an inorganic phosphate buffer and adding charcoal to the medium. This modified medium gave a higher percentage of positive results than the transport medium
Amies formula with charcoal has been shown to improve the recovery of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and is often recommended for Bordetella pertussis. Amies media is Stuart's original media formula modified by replacing the glycerophosphate in the original formula for an inorganic phosphate buffer.
A swab with Amies transport medium enables the transport of the samples and increases the recovery rate. Charcoal in the medium neutralises bacterial toxins and other inhibitory substances and also causes an improved recovery rate of various different bacteria.
