ID#: 26545
Caption:
This historic 1962 photograph depicts a nurse performing a rectal swab on a young child positioned face-down on her lap, using a long cotton swab to collect the specimen. This procedure took place during an epidemiologic investigation of a 1962 outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Thompson.
High Resolution: Click here for hi-resolution image (29.37 MB)
Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Quist
Creation Date: 1962
Photo Credit:
Links:
Categories:
CDC Organization
Skip Navigation Links.

MeSH
Skip Navigation Links.
Copyright Restrictions: Permission is not required for public domain images, however, these images are provided by CDC and are available for personal, professional, and educational use with appropriate attribution. Redistribution must credit CDC and, where known, the individual photographer, and identify the CDC website as the free source. For additional terms see Use of Agency Materials | Other | CDC