Clinical evaluation of the mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) compared with radiometric (Bactec) and solid media for isolation of Mycobacterium species

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 821-827

  Chew, W K ^a   Lasaitis, R M ^a   Schio, F A ^a   Gilbert, G L ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031659467     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-9-821     Document Type: Article

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