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Elizabeth Harausz1, John Kafuluma Lusiba2, Mary Nsereko3, John L Johnson4, Zahra Toossi4, Sam Ogwang5, W Henry Boom4, Moses L Joloba5.
Abstract
The specificities and sensitivities of the Bactec mycobacterial growth indicator tube (MGIT) system for the recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from pleural fluid are not statistically different than those of the Myco/F lytic liquid culture system. The time to positivity is shorter in the MGIT system (12.7 versus 20.7 days, respectively; P=0.007). The Myco/F lytic culture system may be an alternative to the MGIT system for diagnosing pleural tuberculosis.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25653400 PMCID: PMC4365240 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02742-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948