Can cord formation in BACTEC MGIT 960 medium be used as a presumptive method for identification of M. tuberculosis complex?

Serpentine cord formation in BACTEC MGIT 960 medium was evaluated as a rapid method for the presumptive identification of M. tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Total 2527 samples were processed for AFB culture using MGIT 960 TB system over a period of three months. AFB smears were prepared from 1000 MGIT...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian journal of tuberculosis 2010-04, Vol.57 (2), p.75-79
Hauptverfasser:	Kadam, Mugdha, Govekar, Anupama, Shenai, Shubhada, Sadani, Meeta, Salvi, Asmita, Shetty, Anjali, Rodrigues, Camilla
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antitubercular Agents - pharmacology Automation Bacteriological Techniques - methods Culture Media - pharmacology Humans Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Sensitivity and Specificity Sputum - microbiology Tuberculosis - diagnosis
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