Liquid culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Proceed, but with caution

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1051-1053

  Anthony, R M ^a   Cobelens, F G J ^b,c   Gebhard, A ^c   Klatser, P R ^a   Lumb, R ^d   Rusch Gerdes S ^e   Van Soolingen, D ^f  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^d Rundle Mall   (Australia)

^e RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Liquid culture; Mycobacterium

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; FUNDING; HUMAN; LIQUID CULTURE; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SPUTUM CULTURE; X RAY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 70349194747     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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