Enhanced amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in positive BACTEC 12B broth cultures of respiratory specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2099-2101

  Bergmann, John S ^a   Woods, Gail L ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032952398     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.6.2099-2101.1999     Document Type: Article

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