Improved isolation of mycobacteria other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis on isoniazid-containing Lowenstein-Jensen medium
Författare
Summary, in English
The benefit of including isoniazid-containing Lowenstein-Jensen medium for primary isolation of mycobacteria was evaluated in 3,726 clinical specimens. This media increased the primary isolation of mycobacteria other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis by 9.2%, facilitated macroscopical reading and aided presumptive identification of the isolated mycobacteria.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
1988
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
47-49
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Volym
7
Issue
1
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Springer
Ämne
- Infectious Medicine
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1435-4373