Comparison of mycobacteria growth indicator tube with BACTEC 460 for detection and recovery of mycobacteria from clinical specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2236-2239

  Badak, F Zuhre ^a,d   Kiska, Deanna L ^a,e   Setterquist, Sharon ^a   Hartley, Cami ^a   O'Connell, Michael A ^b   Hopfer, Roy L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b BD Technologies   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTAMINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC); MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029759350     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.9.2236-2239.1996     Document Type: Article

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