The identification of mycobacteria from solid media and directly from VersaTREK Myco bottles using the Sherlock Mycobacteria Identification HPLC system

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 478-481

  LaBombardi, V J ^a,b   Katariwala, R ^a   Pipia, G ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL MANHATTAN   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; HPLC; Identification; Mycobacteria; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; VersaTREK

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; NALIDIXIC ACID; POLYMYXIN B; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INOCULATION; METHODOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM LENTIFLAVUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MUCOGENICUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PEREGRINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SIMIAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TRIPLEX; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM LENTIFLAVUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MUCOGENICUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PEREGRINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SIMIAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TRIPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 33645642052     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01373.x     Document Type: Article

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