Open AccessComparative evaluation of BACTEC MGIT 960 with BACTEC 9000 MB and LJ for isolation of mycobacteria in The Gambia
Author(s) -
Martín Antonio,
Jacob Otu,
Yin Bun Cheung,
Simon Donkor,
Bouke C. de Jong,
Tumani Corrah,
Richard A. Adegbola
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.263
Subject(s) - isolation (microbiology) , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biology
The BACTEC MGIT 960 was evaluated and compared with BACTEC 9000 MB and Lowenstein-Jensen medium for recovery rate of mycobacteria, time to detection, and contamination rate.
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