Presumptive identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex based on cord formation in BACTEC MGIT 960 medium.
| dc.contributor.author | Singhal, R | |
| dc.contributor.author | Arora, J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bhalla, M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lal, P | |
| dc.contributor.author | Reza, S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Behera, D | |
| dc.contributor.author | Myneedu, V P | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-18T08:30:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-12-18T08:30:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-04 | |
| dc.description.abstract | We considered samples received for culture of mycobacteria using BACTEC MGIT 960 system over a period of 1 year. Tubes flagged positive by MGIT were evaluated for presence of serpentine cording. The cord formation was compared with isolates identified as Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) based on p-nitrobenzoic acid (PNB) test. Cords were found in 591 isolates of which 584 (98.8%) were confirmed as MTC. The sensitivity and specificity of cord formation were found to be 99.7% and 89.9%, respectively. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Singhal R, Arora J, Bhalla M, Lal P, Reza S, Behera D, Myneedu V P. Presumptive identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex based on cord formation in BACTEC MGIT 960 medium. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2012 Apr-June; 30(2): 218-221. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/143950 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.source.uri | https://www.ijmm.org/article.asp?issn=0255-0857;year=2012;volume=30;issue=2;spage=218;epage=221;aulast=Singhal | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cord | en_US |
| dc.subject | mycobacterium tuberculosis | en_US |
| dc.subject | p-nitrobenzoic acid | en_US |
| dc.title | Presumptive identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex based on cord formation in BACTEC MGIT 960 medium. | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |