Evaluation of the Roche Septi-Chek AFB system for recovery of mycobacteria
| Autor: | L Hochstein, Anthony J. Mastellone, P Alperstein, R F D'Amato, H D Isenberg |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Bacteriological Techniques food.ingredient biology Mycobacterium tuberculosis biology.organism_classification Isolation (microbiology) equipment and supplies bacterial infections and mycoses Microbiology respiratory tract diseases Culture Media Agar food fluids and secretions Humans Bacteria Mycobacterium Mycobacterium avium Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical microbiology. 29(12) |
| ISSN: | 0095-1137 |
| Popis: | The Septi-Chek AFB system for the recovery of mycobacteria from clinical specimens was compared with a conventional approach using Lowenstein-Jensen and Middlebrook 7H11 agars. A total of 1,532 clinical specimens were analyzed; 132 yielded mycobacteria. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium complexes were the predominant isolates. With the conventional combination of Lowenstein-Jensen and 7H11 agars, 75.8% of the isolates were recovered; the Septi-Chek AFB allowed recovery of 100% of the isolates. Septi-Chek AFB required less time for the detection of mycobacteria than did the conventional media. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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