| Literature DB >> 4349715 |
D A Mitchison, B W Allen, R A Lambert.
Abstract
Direct culture on Lowenstein-Jensen slopes and on three media made selective for tubercle bacilli by the addition of four antibacterial agents was compared with guinea-pig inoculation on 490 tissue specimens. Tubercle bacilli were obtained from 15 specimens by culture and 14 by guinea-pig inoculation; only one specimen was positive by guinea-pig and not by culture. The most efficient culture medium was a selective 7H11 slope. Routine guinea-pig inoculation has been replaced by a wider range of culture procedures.Entities:
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Year: 1973 PMID: 4349715 PMCID: PMC477698 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.26.4.250
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Pathol ISSN: 0021-9746 Impact factor: 3.411