Evaluation of the MB/BacT system compared with Middlebrook 7H11 and Lowenstein-Jensen media for detection and recovery of mycobacteria from clinical specimens

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 224-228

  Gil Setas, A ^a   Torroba, L ^a   Fernandez, J L ^a   Martinez Artola, V ^a   Olite, J ^a  

^a Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lowestein Jensen; MB BacT; Middlebrook 7H11 agar; Mircolony method; Mycobacteria; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 1642366748     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1198-743X.2004.00733.x     Document Type: Article

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