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Journal Article > Research

Thin layer agar compared to BACTEC MGIT 960 for early detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Martin AIC, Fissette K, Varaine FFV, Portaels F, Palomino JC
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Abstract
We compared the sensitivity and time to detection of growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the thin layer agar (TLA) compared to BACTEC MGIT960. The average time for growth of M. tuberculosis in TLA and BACTEC MGIT960 was 10.6 and 9.6 days, respectively. The sensitivity of detection of M. tuberculosis was 97.3% on TLA and 97% on BACTEC MGIT960 for smear positive samples. TLA showed comparable results to BACTEC MGIT960 and could be an alternative method for low-income countries.
Subject Area
tuberculosisdiagnostics
DOI
10.1016/j.mimet.2009.05.001
Published Date
07-May-2009
PubMed ID
19427881
Languages
English
Journal
Journal of Microbiological Methods
Volume / Issue / Pages
Volume 78, Issue 1, Pages 107-108
Issue Date
01-Jul-2009
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