comparison of the mycobacteria growth indicator tube with radiometric and solid culture for isolation of mycobacteria from clinical specimens and susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

New Microbiologica

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-158

  Ardito, F ^b   Sanguinetti, M ^b   Sechi, L ^a   Posteraro, B ^b   Masucci, L ^b   Fadda, G ^b   Zanetti, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

M. tuberculosis susceptibility testing; MGIT; Mycobacterium spp

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0034170707     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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