Failure to recognize rapidly growing mycobacteria in a proficiency testing sample without specific request - A wider diagnostic problem?

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 519-520

  Von Graevenitz, Alexander ^a   Pünter Streit, Verena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium (rapid growers)

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; QUALITY CONTROL; SHORT SURVEY; SWITZERLAND; TECHNIQUE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0031875280     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007463630978     Document Type: Short Survey

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