Comparison of MB/BacT and BACTEC 460 TB systems for recovery of mycobacteria in a routine diagnostic laboratory

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3711-3712

  Roggenkamp, Andreas ^a   Hornef, Mathias W ^a   Masch, Adelheid ^a   Aigner, Bettina ^a   Autenrieth, Ingo B ^a   Heesemann, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032836642     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.11.3711-3712.1999     Document Type: Article

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