Reliability of cord formation in BACTEC media for presumptive identification of mycobacteria.
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Morris, AJ; Reller, LB
Published in: J Clin Microbiol
September 1993
We evaluated cord formation in BACTEC media as a criterion for presumptive identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Auramine-rhodamine smears from 673 radiometrically positive BACTEC vials were examined. The presence of cording had a sensitivity, a specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of 22.9, 98.5, 82.9, and 80.3%, respectively. Before cord formation is used to report presumptive identification of M. tuberculosis complex, workers should determine the reliability of this finding in their own laboratories.
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J Clin Microbiol
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ISSN
0095-1137
Publication Date
September 1993
Volume
31
Issue
9
Start / End Page
2533 / 2534
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Microbiology
- Humans
- Culture Media
- Cord Factors
- 3207 Medical microbiology
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences
- 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
- 06 Biological Sciences
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Morris, A. J., & Reller, L. B. (1993). Reliability of cord formation in BACTEC media for presumptive identification of mycobacteria. J Clin Microbiol, 31(9), 2533–2534. https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.31.9.2533-2534.1993
Morris, A. J., and L. B. Reller. “Reliability of cord formation in BACTEC media for presumptive identification of mycobacteria.” J Clin Microbiol 31, no. 9 (September 1993): 2533–34. https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.31.9.2533-2534.1993.
Morris AJ, Reller LB. Reliability of cord formation in BACTEC media for presumptive identification of mycobacteria. J Clin Microbiol. 1993 Sep;31(9):2533–4.
Morris, A. J., and L. B. Reller. “Reliability of cord formation in BACTEC media for presumptive identification of mycobacteria.” J Clin Microbiol, vol. 31, no. 9, Sept. 1993, pp. 2533–34. Pubmed, doi:10.1128/jcm.31.9.2533-2534.1993.
Morris AJ, Reller LB. Reliability of cord formation in BACTEC media for presumptive identification of mycobacteria. J Clin Microbiol. 1993 Sep;31(9):2533–2534.
Published In
J Clin Microbiol
DOI
ISSN
0095-1137
Publication Date
September 1993
Volume
31
Issue
9
Start / End Page
2533 / 2534
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Microbiology
- Humans
- Culture Media
- Cord Factors
- 3207 Medical microbiology
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences
- 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
- 06 Biological Sciences