title: Differences in time to detection and recovery of Mycobacterium spp. between the MGIT 960 and the BacT/ALERT MB automated culture systems.
abstract: Mycobacterium sp. recovery and time to detection were compared in the MGIT 960 and BacT/ALERT MB automated broth culture systems. The MGIT 960 demonstrated shorter time to detection (13.5 versus 25.2 days) and greater sensitivity (100% versus 66.6%) for recovery of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex than the BacT/ALERT MB system.
authors.affiliation: The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. nparrish@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Parrish
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dionne
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sweeney
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hedgepeth
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology