Evaluation of the BACTEC(TM) MGIT(TM) 960 system for the recovery of mycobacteria

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-36

  Kanchana, M V ^a   Cheke, D ^a   Natyshak, I ^a   Connor, B ^a   Warner, A ^a   Martin, T ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; TIME;

SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

CULTURE MEDIA; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033625174     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(99)00151-0     Document Type: Article

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