Filtration of cerebrospinal fluid improves isolation of mycobacteria

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2824-2825

  Kumar, P ^a   Srivatsava, M V P ^a   Singh, S ^a   Prasad, H K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA ISOLATION; FILTRATION; HUMAN; INOCULATION; LETTER; LIQUID CULTURE; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 53149117494     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00210-08     Document Type: Letter

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