Comparison of the automated Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube system (BACTEC 960/MGIT) with Löwenstein-Jensen medium for recovery of mycobacteria from clinical specimens

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 542-545

  Lu, Dongsi ^a,b   Heeren, Bobbi ^b   Dunne, W Michael ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

BACTEC 60; L wenstein Jensen (LJ) slant; MGIT; Mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CULTURE MEDIUM; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MYCOBACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0036780615     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/65KN-2M7E-7MNN-X0TA     Document Type: Article

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