Abstract
We evaluated the thin-layer agar (TLA) method for the recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and compared the results with the BACTEC Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) 960 system. A total of 53 mycobacterial isolates were isolated on both media. The recovery rates of mycobacteria on TLA and BACTEC MGIT 960 system were respectively 90.6% and 96.2%. Mean time to detection of mycobacteria on TLA was 12.5 compared to 11.2 days on BACTEC MGIT 960. TLA is a simple technique and can be used as an alternative to the Lowenstein-Jensen medium and BACTEC MGIT 960 for the isolation of mycobacteria in resource-poor settings
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1354-1356 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISSN | 1027-3719 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- B780-tropical-medicine
- Bacterial diseases
- Tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
- Detection
- Evaluation
- Isolation
- Thin layer agar
- BACTEC
- Laboratory techniques and procedures