Microcolony detection in 7H11 thin layer culture is an alternative for rapid diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 138-142

  Mejia, G I ^a   Castrillon, L ^a   Trujillo, H ^a   Robledo, J A ^a  

^a Unidad de Biología Celular y Molecular   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Culture; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Rapid detection

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0033036502     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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