Comparison of the BACTEC MGIT 960 and BACTEC 460TB systems for detection of mycobacteria in clinical specimens

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 279-283

  Huang, T S ^a   Chen, C S ^a   Lee, S S J ^a   Huang, W K ^a   Liu, Y C ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Automation; Method comparison; Microbiological culture; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Radiometric assay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTAMINATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0034908996     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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