title: Optimum recovery of Mycobacterium avium complex from blood specimens of human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients by using small volumes of isolator concentrate inoculated into BACTEC 12B bottles.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Wasilauskas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morrell
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media