Use of p-nitrobenzoic acid in 7H10 agar for identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: A field study

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1644-1646

  Shakoor, S ^a   Ahsan, T ^a   Jabeen, Kauser ^a   Raza, M ^a   Hasan, R ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Middlebrook 7H10 agar; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; P nitrobenzoic acid

Indexed keywords

4 NITROBENZOIC ACID; AGAR; ALBUMIN; CATALASE; GLUCOSE; OLEIC ACID; PROPIOPHENONE DERIVATIVE;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FIELD STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGAR; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NITROBENZOATES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 78649390676     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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