Examination of specimens for mycobacteria in clinical laboratories in 21 countries: A 10-year review of the UK National Quality Assessment Scheme for Mycobacteria Culture

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1016-1021

  Walton, Christine ^a   Hawkey, P M ^a,b   James, V L A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAMLiC; Detection; External quality assessment; Molecular methods; Mycobacteria; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIQUID CULTURE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 28644440475     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01261.x     Document Type: Article

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