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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mixed broth cultures using DNA probes  Andrew M. Middleton, Maureen V. Chadwick, Harold Gaya  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 3, Issue 6, Pages 668-671 (December 1997) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00476.x Copyright © 1997 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 The viable count in CFU/mL by the equivalent RLU reading of M. tuberculosis in pure suspension (*) and M. tuberculosis in a mixed suspension with M. avium complex (•). Clinical Microbiology and Infection 1997 3, 668-671DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00476.x) Copyright © 1997 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 The RLU reading by the number of days of incubation of M. tuberculosis in a mixed broth culture with M. avium complex (▪), M. tuberculosis alone in broth culture (•), and M. avium complex in a mixed broth culture with M. tuberculosis (▴). Clinical Microbiology and Infection 1997 3, 668-671DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00476.x) Copyright © 1997 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions