Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from cerebrospinal fluid by the centrifugation & filtration methods

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 103, Issue MAY, 1996, Pages 250-252

  Selvakumar, N ^a   Vanajakumar, ^a   Thilothammal, N ^b   Paramasivan, C N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^b Institute for Child Health

Author keywords

CSF; Filtration method; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CENTRIFUGATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0029989027     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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