Differential identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from various clinical specimens from Sassoon General Hospital, Pune.
Indian J Med Sci
;
1992 Feb; 46(2): 43-5
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-68616
ABSTRACT
A total of 619 clinical specimens from cases of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis were processed by smear, culture and biochemical tests. Acid fast bacilli could be demonstrated in 93 samples (15.02%) by Z.N. staining method. Culture yielded positive growth in 95 samples (15.35%) M. tuberculosis human type was the most predominient pathogen obtained from 82 cultures (13.40%) M tuberculosis bovine type was isolated from 2 cases of ascitic fluids (0.32%). Atypical Mycobacteria were isolated from 11 samples (1.73%). 5 turned out to be M. scrofulacium, 4 were M. Kansasii, 1 was M. phlei and 1 was M. smegmatis.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Tuberculosis
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Humans
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Bacteriological Techniques
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Developing Countries
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India
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Sci
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
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