Comparison of the mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) with radiometric and solid culture for recovery of acid-fast bacilli

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 364-368

  Pfyffer, Gaby E ^a   Welscher, Hans Martin ^a   Kissling, Pascale ^a   Cieslak, Cornelia ^b   Casal, Manuel J ^c   Gutierrez, Juan ^c   Rüsch Gerdes, Sabine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0031020282     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.2.364-368.1997     Document Type: Article

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