Use of bactec 460 TB system in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
Indian J Med Microbiol
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2007 Jan; 25(1): 32-6
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate, the efficacy of BACTEC 460 TB system for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai, India.METHODS:
We compared 12,726 clinical specimens using BACTEC 460 TB system and conventional method for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis over a period of six years.Result:
The overall recovery rate was 39% by BACTEC technique and 29% using Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) medium. An average detection time for B actec0 460 TB system was found to be 13.3 days and 15.3 days as against 31.2 days and 35.3 days by LJ method for respiratory and nonrespiratory specimens respectively. The average reporting time for drug susceptibility results ranged from 6-10 days for the BACTEC 460 TB system.CONCLUSIONS:
The BACTEC system is a good system for level II laboratories, especially in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary and smear negative tuberculosis.
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Assunto principal:
Tuberculose
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Humanos
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Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana
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Reprodutibilidade dos Testes
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Técnicas Bacteriológicas
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Índia
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Antituberculosos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Med Microbiol
Assunto da revista:
Microbiology
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
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