Two liquid medium systems, mycobacteria growth indicator tube and MB redox tube, for Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolation from sputum specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1227-1230

  Heifets, L ^a   Linder, T ^b   Sanchez, T ^a   Spencer, D ^a   Brennan, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Missouri State Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AZLOCILLIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; POLYMYXIN B; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM; TUBE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATION; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0034093240     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.3.1227-1230.2000     Document Type: Article

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