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. 2003 Jan;52(1):137-40.
doi: 10.1016/s0167-7012(02)00137-9.

Combined use of the fully automated Bactec MGIT 960 system and a PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis for routine detection and identification of mycobacteria from clinical samples

Fanourios Kontos  1 , Efthymia Petinaki, Zoe Gitti, Christos Costopoulos, Spyridoula Anagnostou, Ioannis Tselentis, Antonios N Maniatis
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Combined use of the fully automated Bactec MGIT 960 system and a PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis for routine detection and identification of mycobacteria from clinical samples

Fanourios Kontos et al. J Microbiol Methods. 2003 Jan.

Abstract

The combined use of Bactec MGIT 960 system and a PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis was assessed for the rapid detection and identification of mycobacteria from clinical samples. The diagnostic sensitivity and the time of detection of MGIT 960 system were significantly higher than of Löwenstein-Jensen medium. PCR-RFLP identification analysis results were in concordance with those obtained by the conventional biochemical tests.

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