Evaluation of mycobacteria growth indicator tube for recovery and drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from respiratory specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 762-764

  Palaci, Moisés ^a   Ueki, Suely Yoko Mizuka ^a   Sato, Daisy Nakamura ^a   Alice da Silva Telles, Maria ^a   Curcio, Melissa ^a   Silva, Eny Aparecida Matheus ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE;

EID: 0030063338     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.3.762-764.1996     Document Type: Article

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