Transportation of lymph node biopsy specimens in selective Kirchner's liquid medium for culture of tubercle bacilli

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 260-262

  Vanajakumar, ^a   Selvakumar, N ^a   Jawahar, M S ^a   Rajaram, K ^a   Paramasivan, C N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0031048373     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-3-260     Document Type: Article

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