Evaluation of a low-cost calorimetric approach for rapid detection of tuberculosis and other mycobacteria in culture

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1016-1024

  Rodriguez D ^a   Daniels, A U ^b   Urrusti, J L ^a   Wirz, D ^b   Braissant, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Microcalorimetry; Mycobacterium avium; Mycobacterium smegmatis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ISOTHERMS;

CALORIMETRIC APPROACH; CONVENTIONAL MONITORING; ISOTHERMAL MICROCALORIMETRY; LOW-COSTS; MICRO-CALORIMETRY; MONITORING TECHNIQUES; MYCOBACTERIA AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RAPID DETECTION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

TRIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CALORIMETRY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEAT PRODUCTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; ISOTHERM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TUBERCULOSIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CALORIMETRY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; ISOTHERMAL MICROCALORIMETRY; LIQUID CULTURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROCALORIMETRY; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; THERMOGENESIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 80052813435     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05117.x     Document Type: Article

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