Evaluation of thin-layer agar 7H11 for the isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1354-1356

  Satti, Luqman ^a   Ikram, A ^a   Abbasi, S ^a   Malik, N ^a   Mirza, I A ^a   Martin, A ^b  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

BACTEC; Culture; Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTEC MGIT; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIN LAYER AGAR;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PAKISTAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77957059906     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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