Rapid, efficient detection and drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum by microscopic observation of broth cultures

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1203-1208

  Caviedes, Luz ^a   Tien Shun, Lee ^b   Gilman, Robert H ^a,b,c,g   Sheen, Patricia ^a   Spellman, Emily ^b   Lee, Ellen H ^d   Berg, Douglas E ^e   Montenegro James, Sonia ^f   Fuentes, Patricia ^a   Valencia, Teresa ^a   Chumpitaz, Rosa ^a   Salas, Inex ^a   Recavarren, S ^a   Cama, Rosa ^b   Cabrera, Lilia ^b   Franchi, L M ^h   Ticona, E ⁱ   Ticona, L ⁱ   Chavez, V ⁱ   Vivar, A ^j   Rodriguez, S ^k   Checkley, W ^g   Black, R ^g   Franzblau, S ^l   Friedland, J ^m   Evans, C ⁿ   more..

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b ASOCIACIÓN BENÉFICA PRISMA   (Peru)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Pediatric Emergency Hospital   (Peru)

ⁱ HOSPITAL NACIONAL DOS DE MAYO   (Peru)

^j HOSPITAL NACIONAL ARZOBISPO LOAYZA   (Peru)

^k Maria Auxiliadora Hospital   (Peru)

^l National Hansens Disease Programs Clinical Branch   (United States)

^m IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COST; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

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

EID: 0343550473     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.3.1203-1208.2000     Document Type: Article

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