Microcolony detection in thin layer culture as an alternative method for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical samples Detecção de microcolônias em cultivo de camada delgada como uma alternativo para a rápida detecção de Mycobacterium tuberculosis em amostras clínicas
Tuberculosis remains one of the major causes of mortality worldwide. The early detection of new cases is an important goal in the program of tuberculosis control. Several methodologies for rapid and accurate laboratorial diagnosis have been developed, however, some of these techniques are expensive...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2007-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822007000300007 |