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. 1973 Apr;26(4):250-2.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.26.4.250.

Selective media in the isolation of tubercle bacilli from tissues

D A Mitchison, B W Allen, R A Lambert

Selective media in the isolation of tubercle bacilli from tissues

D A Mitchison et al. J Clin Pathol. 1973 Apr.

Abstract

Direct culture on Lowenstein-Jensen slopes and on three media made selective for tubercle bacilli by the addition of four antibacterial agents was compared with guinea-pig inoculation on 490 tissue specimens. Tubercle bacilli were obtained from 15 specimens by culture and 14 by guinea-pig inoculation; only one specimen was positive by guinea-pig and not by culture. The most efficient culture medium was a selective 7H11 slope. Routine guinea-pig inoculation has been replaced by a wider range of culture procedures.

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