Enhanced speed and sensitivity in the cultural diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis with a continuous automated mycobacterial liquid culture (CAMLiC) system

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 547-553

  Magee, J G ^a   Freeman, R ^a   Barrett, A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CONTROL; DNA DETERMINATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM MALMOENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031806172     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-6-547     Document Type: Article

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