Recovery of expired means of culture at the Provincial Center of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology Guantánamo

Abstract

A study was performed at the Laboratory of Microbiology of the Provincial Center of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology Guantanamo during 1998 - 2012, with the aim of recovering overdue means of culture for using in microbiological diagnosis. The study group consisted of 256 overdue means of culture that were prepared according to established standards and undergoing quality control. The results showed that kept its physicochemical properties and the recovery of microorganisms was satisfactory. As a conclusion, it is impossible to predict how long or durability of the expired means, so it is recommended that quality control most be done systematically. The saving cost was $ 13 938.83 MN.