Growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Conventional BacT/ALERT FA Blood Culture Bottles Allows Reliable Diagnosis of Mycobacteremia

The conventional BacT/ALERT FA blood cultures supported the ample growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in seeding experiments and appeared to perform as reliably as the BACTEC Myco/F-Lytic vials in the recovery of M. tuberculosis from blood in HIV-infected patients. Overall, blood cultures were posi...

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Main Authors: Hanscheid, T., Monteiro, C., Cristino, J. Melo, Lito, L. Marques, Salgado, M. J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2005
Subjects:
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC548049/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15695697
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.2.890-891.2005
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