Comparative evaluation of bactec 460tb system and Lowenstein-Jensen medium for the isolation of M. tuberculosis from cerebrospinal fluid samples of tuberculous meningitis patients

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 236-240

  Venkataswamy, M ^b   Rafi, W ^a   Nagarathna, S ^a   Ravi, V ^a   Chandramuki, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BACTEC radiometric method; Cerebrospinal fluid; Lowenstein Jensen medium; Sensitivity; Tuberculous memingitis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; RADIOMETRY; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 34848844127     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.34765     Document Type: Article

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