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

Martin AIC, Fissette K, Varaine FFV, Portaels F, Palomino JC
2009-05-07 • Journal of Microbiological Methods
2009-05-07 • Journal of Microbiological Methods
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. tuber...
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Rapid culture-based methods for drug-resistance detection in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Palomino JC, Martin AIC, Von Groll A, Portaels F
2008-10-01 • Journal of Microbiological Methods
2008-10-01 • Journal of Microbiological Methods
Tuberculosis still represents a major public health problem, especially in low-resource countries where the burden of the disease is more important. Multidrug-resistant and extensively d...