Rapid methods for microbial diagnosis of mycobacterial infections.
The Authors describe their experience in rapid diagnosis of mycobacterial infections using a combination of a radiometric blood culture (Bactec 13 A) and a nucleic acid hybridization system (Gen probe, Accuprobe) to detect and identify Mycobacteria. They found out that a high number of septicaemias in HIV positive patients are due to Mycobacterium avium, while in HIV negative subjects Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the most frequent mycobacterium.
Pirali
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F
Institute of Microbiology, Brescia University, Italy.
Colombrita
D
D
Gelmi
M
M
Pizzi
R
R
Pinsi
G
G
Ravizzola
G
G
Manca
N
N
Turano
A
A
D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*