title: Usefulness of the BACTEC MGIT 960 system for isolation of mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputa subjected to long-term storage.
abstract: The recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputa positive or negative for acid-fast bacilli that were stored for 17 +/- 7 days and inoculated in the BACTEC MGIT 960 system (MGIT) was higher than that from sputa inoculated in Lowenstein-Jensen medium. MGIT is useful for isolation of M. tuberculosis from sputa subjected to long-term storage.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive, Parassitarie e Immunomediate, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pardini
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Varaine
authors.forename: Maryline
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonnet
authors.forename: Graziella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Orefici
authors.forename: Marco Rinaldo
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Oggioni
authors.forename: Lanfranco
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fattorini
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic