EVALUATION OF THE BACTEC MGIT 960 TB SYSTEM FOR RECOVERY AND IDENTIFICATION OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX IN A HIGH THROUGH PUT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
Author(s) -
Camilla Rodrigues,
Shubhada Shenai,
Meeta Sadani,
Nesline Sukhadia,
MugdhaN Jani,
Kanchan Ajbani,
Archana Sodha,
Ajita Mehta
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1998-3646
pISSN - 0255-0857
DOI - 10.4103/0255-0857.53203
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , mycobacterium tuberculosis , medicine , tertiary care , liquid culture , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pathology , botany
To evaluate the performance of an automated BACTEC MGIT 960, a non-radioactive, non-invasive liquid culture system for cultivation of M. tuberculosis complex in terms of recovery rate and time.
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