Nitrate reductase-, catalase-, and urease-negative Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Nitrate reductase-, catalase-, and urease-negative Mycobacterium tuberculosis

This report demonstrates that multiple biochemical tests are needed to identify some isolates of M. tuberculosis , especially those from patients with a history of antituberculosis therapy. Biochemically variant and drug-resistant organisms are most frequently encountered in this patient group.

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical microbiology newsletter 1985-02, Vol.7 (3), p.21-23
Hauptverfasser: Fung, Joan C., Almon, Renee, Berman, Marjorie, Schrenzel, Alan, Saltzman, Herbert, Gruft, Howard
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Sprache:eng
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Zusammenfassung:This report demonstrates that multiple biochemical tests are needed to identify some isolates of M. tuberculosis , especially those from patients with a history of antituberculosis therapy. Biochemically variant and drug-resistant organisms are most frequently encountered in this patient group.
ISSN:0196-4399
1873-4391
DOI:10.1016/S0196-4399(85)80003-9