Evaluation of the MB/BacT system for recovery of mycobacteria from clinical specimens in comparison to Lowenstein-Jensen medium

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 709-714

  Mirovic, V ^a   Lepsanovic, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Culture; LJ medium; MB BacT system; Mycobacterum

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BODY FLUID; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TIME; TISSUE SECTION; URINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX;

EID: 0036854582     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2002.00448.x     Document Type: Article

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