The manual MGIT system for the detection of M tuberculosis in respiratory specimens: An experience in the University Malaya Medical Centre

Malaysian Journal of Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-97

  Fadzilah, Mohd Nor ^a   Ng, Kee Peng ^a   Ngeow, Yun Fong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Manual MGIT system; Mycobacterium tuberculosis diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GOLD STANDARD; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM GROWTH INDICATOR TUBE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURA FLUID; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; SPUTUM; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 77149143562     PISSN: 01268635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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