Extensive cross-contamination of specimens with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a reference laboratory

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 916-919

  Ramos, Marcelo De C ^a   Soini, Hanna ^b   Roscanni, Glaucia C ^a   Jaques, Monica ^a   Villares, Maria C ^a   Musser, James M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; LABORATORY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0033025054     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.4.916-919.1999     Document Type: Article

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