Macrocolonies (Granules) Formation as a Cause of False-Negative Results in the MGIT 960 System: Cause Analysis and Correlation with Mycobacterial Species.

Background. The viable mycobacterial bacilli can sometimes form granules in the Mycobacterium Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) to produce instrument-negative outcomes when BACTEC MGIT 960 culture is performed. The cause of this phenomenon has never been analyzed. Methods. Thirty-one instrument-negative,...

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Publicado en:BioMed Research International Vol. 2015; pp. 1 - 6
Autores principales: Yu, Xia, Zhao, Liping, Jiang, Guanglu, Ma, Yifeng, Li, Weimin, Huang, Hairong
Formato: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell 11/4/2015
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