Tuberculosis
New tuberculosis study findings have been published by scientists at Institute Pasteur
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, September 18th, 2007
Scientists discuss in "Evaluation of a rapid culture method on liquid Bio FM (BIO-RAD) medium for the isolation of mycobacteria" new findings in tuberculosis. According to a study from Antananarivo, Madagascar, "The search continues for a simple, rapid culture system for the isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in low-income countries. Bio FM (BIO-RAD) medium is an enriched 7H9 medium optimised for the growth of mycobacteria and contains a chromogenic indicator."
"To evaluate the detection rate and time to detection of mycobacteria using the Bio FM system in comparison with the Löwenstein-Jensen (LJ) medium method routinely used in our laboratory. A total of...
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