Evaluation of cord formation in kinyoun-stained smears of mgit cultures as a rapid identification method for mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 339-349

  Sun, Jun Ren ^a   Hsieh, Shan Shan ^a   Lee, Shih Yi ^a,d   Lu, Jang Jih ^a,b,c  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLI (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX;

EID: 69949120919     PISSN: 10603999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4581.2009.00157.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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