Evaluation of the efficiency of the sample inactivation reagent in the Abbott real time MTB assay for inactivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 3001-3002

  Qi, Chao ^a,b   Wallis, Carole ^c,d   Pahalawatta, Vihanga ^e   Frank, Andrea ^e   Ramdin, Neeshan ^c,d   Viana, Raquel ^c,d   Abravaya, Klara ^e   Leckie, Gregor ^e   Tang, Ning ^e  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LANCET LABORATORIES   (South Africa)

^d BARC   (South Africa)

^e Abbott Molecular Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; REAGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOASSAY; BIOSAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENT; VISCOSITY; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PROCEDURES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84940092686     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00598-15     Document Type: Article

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