Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculosis by Real-Time High-Resolution Imaging of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Colonies
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Article
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Ghodbane, Ramzi (Author)
Asmar, Shady (Author)
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Title:
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
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Volume/ Issue No.: 2015/AUG V.53 N.8
Call No.:616.0105 JCM Location: Periodicals & References Hall - 2nd floor
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p 2693-2696
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Medical sciences
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Abstract |
Culture remains the cornerstone of diagnosis for pulmonary tuberculosis, but the fastidiousness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis may delay culture-based diagnosis for weeks. We evaluated the performance of real-time high-resolution imaging for the rapid detection of M. tuberculosis colonies growing on a solid medium. A total of 50 clinical specimens...
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology
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Issu: 2015/AUG V.53 N.8
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