Evaluation of the results of Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test (MTD) and Mycobacterial culture in urine samples Avaliação de resultados do Teste Direto para Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTD) e da cultura para micobacterias em amostras de urina

Tuberculosis remains a public health problem in Turkey. Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis plays a key role in control of infection. In this article, the Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test (MTD) was evaluated for detection of M. tuberculosis in urine samples. The p...

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Main Authors: Asli Gamze Sener, Nukhet Kurultay, Ilhan Afsar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2008-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822008000400014