| Literature DB >> 23426921 |
Ramzi Ghodbane1, Michel Drancourt.
Abstract
A magnetic bead protocol and a standard centrifugation protocol yielded Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 40/50 sputum specimens in 12 ± 1 days and 11 ± 2 days, respectively (P > 0.05 by Student's t test). Manipulation took 35 ± 5 min and 45 ± 10 min, respectively (P < 0.05). The magnetic bead protocol could advantageously replace centrifugation for culturing M. tuberculosis from sputum.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23426921 PMCID: PMC3647907 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.03428-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948