Comparison of NaOH-N-acetyl cysteine and sulfuric acid decontamination methods for recovery of mycobacteria from clinical specimens

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-88

  Buijtels, Patricia C A M ^a   Petit, Pieter L C ^a  

^a Medisch Centrum Rijnmond Zuid   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decontamination methods; NaOH N acetyl cysteine; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Sulfuric acid; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 17044388212     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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