Detection and recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputum specimens: comparison of the Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube and Löwenstein-Jensen medium.
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Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. hanighazi@hotmail.com
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D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
D003470:Culture Media