Isolation of mycobacteria by BACTEC 460 TB system from clinical specimens.

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dc.contributor.authorLakshmi, Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorPatil, M Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorSubhadha, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorHimabindu, Ven_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-04-12en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T09:11:06Z
dc.date.available2006-04-12en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-28T09:11:06Z
dc.date.issued2006-04-12en_US
dc.description.abstractThis article reports our experience with the BACTEC 460 TB system in the past five years and its performance characteristics and its advantages over the conventional LJ medium for mycobacterial culture. Clinical specimens (3597) from patients suspected to have tuberculosis were submitted for mycobacterial culture between May 2000 and August 2005 and were processed using the BACTEC 460 TB system. Pulmonary samples were 1568 while the extra pulmonary samples were 2029. BACTEC achieved detection of 681 (18.93%) M. tuberculosis cases (499- pulmonary, 182- extrapulmonary) with a recovery time shorter by 13.2 days compared to conventional method, while 577 (84.7%) were non-tuberculosis mycobacteria. Automated systems can have a great impact and thrust on an early diagnosis of tuberculosis allowing an early and appropriate management of the patient and thereby a better disease outcome.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Microbiology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad - 500 082, Andhra Pradesh, India. lgorthi@hotmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationLakshmi V, Patil MA, Subhadha K, Himabindu V. Isolation of mycobacteria by BACTEC 460 TB system from clinical specimens. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2006 Apr; 24(2): 124-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/53554
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijmm.orgen_US
dc.subject.meshAutomationen_US
dc.subject.meshBacteriological Techniques --instrumentationen_US
dc.subject.meshCulture Mediaen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMycobacterium --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.subject.meshMycobacterium tuberculosis --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.subject.meshTuberculosis --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshTuberculosis, Pulmonary --diagnosisen_US
dc.titleIsolation of mycobacteria by BACTEC 460 TB system from clinical specimens.en_US
dc.typeEvaluation Studiesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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