A promising cultural-biomolecular method for rapid isolation and identification of mycobacteria  Maurizia Debiaggi, Francesca Zara, Roberto Brerra, Giorgio.

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A promising cultural-biomolecular method for rapid isolation and identification of mycobacteria  Maurizia Debiaggi, Francesca Zara, Roberto Brerra, Giorgio Achilli, Egidio Romero, Gaetano Filice  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 5, Issue 3, Pages 170-173 (March 1999) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00532.x Copyright © 1999 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Comparison of time required for detection of stock dilutions of (A) M. tuberculosis, (B) M. avium, (C) M. intracellulare and (D) M. kansasii. Values shown are means obtained with each stock dilution (♦, positive by culture; ▪, positive by multiplex PCR). Clinical Microbiology and Infection 1999 5, 170-173DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00532.x) Copyright © 1999 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions