Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Diagnostics
Mycobacterium tuberculosis recovery improved by microscopic observation drug susceptibility
Published in Respiratory Therapeutics Week, September 4th, 2006
"The diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis presents challenges in children, because symptoms are nonspecific, sputa are not accessible, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures and smears often are negative.
"The Microscopic Observation Drug Susceptibility technique is a simple, inexpensive method for Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolation with superior speed and sensitivity over Lowenstein-Jensen culture in studies of adults with pulmonary tuberculosis," scientists in the United States report.
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