Does neutralization of gastric aspirates from children with suspected intrathoracic tuberculosis affect mycobacterial yields on MGIT culture?

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1753-1756

  Parashar, Deepak ^a   Kabra, Sushil K ^b   Lodha, Rakesh ^b   Singh, Varinder ^c   Mukherjee, Aparna ^b   Arya, Tina ^c   Grewal, Harleen M S ^d,e   Singh, Sarman ^a   Bhatnagar, S ^a   Saini, S ^a   Chandra, J ^a   Aneja, S ^a   Dutta, A K ^a   Marais, B ^a   Hesseling, A C ^a   Friis, H ^a   Doherty, T M ^a  

^a Department of Laboratory Medicine ^*

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c KALAWATI SARAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; GASTRIC SUCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTRIC JUICE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STOMACH; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

BACILLI (CLASS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84878503405     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00202-13     Document Type: Article

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