Improvement in mycobacterial yield and reduced time to detection in pediatric samples by use of a nutrient broth growth supplement

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1287-1289

  Brittle, W ^a,b   Marais, B J ^a   Hesseling, A C ^a   Schaaf, H S ^a   Kidd, M ^a   Wasserman, E ^a   Botha, T ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BROTH DILUTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; GASTRIC SUCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LOWENSTEIN JENSEN SLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIAL GROWTH INDICATOR TUBE; MYCOBACTERIUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM CULTURE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; GASTRIC JUICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE;

EID: 66149149715     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02320-08     Document Type: Article

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