Differential identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from various clinical specimens from Sassoon General Hospital, Pune.
Indian J Med Sci
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1992 Feb; 46(2): 43-5
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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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Assunto principal:
Tuberculose
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Humanos
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Técnicas Bacteriológicas
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Países em Desenvolvimento
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Índia
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Micobactérias não Tuberculosas
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Infecções por Mycobacterium não Tuberculosas
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Med Sci
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
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