Evaluation of biphasic culture system for mycobacterial isolation from the sputum of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-113

  Ghatole, M ^a   Sable, C ^a   Kamale, P ^a   Kandle, S ^a   Jahagirdar, V ^a   Yemul, V ^a  

^a Dr Vaishampayan Memorial Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Biphasic system; Culture; M. tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 19044369772     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.16050     Document Type: Article

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