title: Failure of the MGIT 960 culture system in the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. drpoojasharma86@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Pooja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Kusum
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Digvijay
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Santwana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kanga
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013048:Specimen Handling; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology