Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Contaminated BACTEC 12B Broth Cultures by Testing with Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test

Contamination of broth cultures of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) by bacterial species other than Mycobacterium species frequently occurs. Many of these contaminated cultures require redecontamination and reincubation before the appropriate tests can be performed for identification, significantly affecting...

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Main Authors: Zheng, Xiaotian, Pang, Minnie, Engler, Howard D., Tanaka, Sherri, Reppun, Thomas
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2001
Subjects:
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC88416/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11574600
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.39.10.3718-3720.2001
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