Evaluation of BACTEC MGIT 960 and BACTEC 460TB systems for recovery of mycobacteria from clinical specimens of a university hospital with low incidence of tuberculosis.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on October 01, 2001

Authors

L Leitritz1, S Schubert, B Bücherl, A Masch, J Heesemann, A Roggenkamp

Author Affiliations

1: Max von Pettenkofer-Institut, 80336 Munich, Germany. lorenz.leitritz@mvp.med.uni-muenchen.de

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