Lowenstein-Jensen selective medium for reducing contamination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture.
J Clin Microbiol
; 52(7): 2671-3, 2014 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-24789183
ABSTRACT
We compared Mycobacterium tuberculosis sputum culture recovery and contamination rates between Lowenstein-Jensen medium (LJ) containing the following decontaminants and LJ alone (i) PANTA (n = 299), (ii) Selectatab-MB (n = 299), and (iii) penicillin G (n = 234). The contamination rate for LJ alone was approximately 31%, versus 5.0% for PANTA-containing, 2% for Selectatab-containing, and 9% for penicillin-containing media (P < 0.001). M. tuberculosis isolation rates were 9.8%, 17%, 18%, and 12% for standard LJ, PANTA, Selectatab, and penicillin cultures, respectively.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Técnicas Bacteriológicas
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Meios de Cultura
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article