Lowenstein-Jensen Selective Medium for Reducing Contamination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Culture

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dc.contributor.authorKassaza, Kennedy
dc.contributor.authorOrikiriza, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorLlosa, Augusto
dc.contributor.authorBazira, Joel
dc.contributor.authorNyehangane, Dan
dc.contributor.authorPage, Anne-Laure
dc.contributor.authorBoum, Yap
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-19T12:08:29Z
dc.date.available2021-11-19T12:08:29Z
dc.date.issued2014-04-03
dc.description.abstractWe compared Mycobacterium tuberculosis sputum culture recovery and contamination rates between Lowenstein-Jensen medium (LJ) containing the following decontaminants and LJ alone: (i) PANTA (n = 299), (ii) Selectatab-MB (n = 299), and (iii) penicillin G (n = 234). The contamination rate for LJ alone was approximately 31%, versus 5.0% for PANTA-containing, 2% for Selectatab-containing, and 9% for penicillin-containing media (P < 0.001). M. tuberculosis isolation rates were 9.8%, 17%, 18%, and 12% for standard LJ, PANTA, Selectatab, and penicillin cultures, respectively.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKassaza, 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), 2671-2673.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.must.ac.ug/handle/123456789/946
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.titleLowenstein-Jensen Selective Medium for Reducing Contamination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cultureen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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