Blood Agar for the Isolation of M. tuberculosis in Comparison with LJ Medium and BACTEC MGIT 960

Introduction: The evolution of laboratory diagnostic methods of Tuberculosis (TB) over the past few years are designed to achieve more rapid, less expensive, and accurate results. However, acid-fast staining and culture for Mycobacteria remains the core of any diagnostic algorithm for TB. Aim: To as...

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Main Authors: Swetha Kamble, P Shashikala Reddy, Ch Navaneetha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/11049/28248_180917_28248_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(BT_SS)_PFA(VJ_SS)_PF2(MJ_AP)_PB(AD_AP)_PN(AP).pdf