Impact of implementation of an automated liquid culture system on diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 871-875

  Lee, Byung Hee ^a   Yoon, Seong Hoon ^a   Yeo, Hye Ju ^a   Kim, Dong Wan ^a   Lee, Seung Eun ^a   Cho, Woo Hyun ^a   Lee, Su Jin ^a   Kim, Yun Seong ^a   Jeon, Doosoo ^a,b  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Culture media; Pleural effusion; Pleurisy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CULTURE MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84951744622     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.7.871     Document Type: Article

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