Lowenstein-Jensen Selective Medium for Reducing Contamination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Culture
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Kassaza, Kennedy
Orikiriza, Patrick
Llosa, Augusto
Bazira, Joel
Nyehangane, Dan
Laure Page, Anne
Yap, Boum II
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JCM
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We compared Mycobacterium tuberculosis sputum culture recovery and contamination rates between Lowenstein-Jensenmedium(LJ)containing the following decontaminants and LJalone:(i)PANTA(n 299),(ii) Selectatab-MB(n 299),and(iii) penicillinG(n 234).ThecontaminationrateforLJalonewasapproximately31%,versus5.0%forPANTA-containing,2%for Selectatab-containing,and9%for penicillin-containing media(P<0.001).M. Tuberculosis isolation rates were9.8%,17%,18%, and12%forstandardLJ,PANTA,Selectatab,and penicillin cultures respectively.
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Reducing Contamination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Culture.
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Kassaza, K., Orikiriza, P., Llosa, A., Bazira, J., Nyehangane, D., Page, A. L., & Boum, Y. (2014). Lowenstein-Jensen selective medium for reducing contamination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture. Journal of clinical microbiology, 52(7), 2671.