Difference between Cary-Blair and Amies transport media for Staphylococcus and Streptococcus? I normally use Amies medium, but I today heard that Cary-Blair is also possible. **When should you use Cary-Blair medium?**

This site (no connection) states (my emphasis):

> Unlike **Cary-Blair Medium, which is almost exclusively associated with enteric transport** , both Stuart and Amies Medium have been widely used for the transportation of a diverse range of clinical swab samples from sites including the eye, ear, nose, throat, skin, genital tract and wounds.