Cost-effectiveness of blood agar for isolation of mycobacteria.

BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium species are grown using specific media that increase laboratory cost, thus hampering their diffusion in resource-limited countries. Preliminary data suggested that versatile blood agar may be also used for mycobacterial culture. METHODOLOGY: We examined the growth of 41 dif...

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Main Authors: Michel Drancourt, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2100370?pdf=render