Cost-effectiveness of blood agar for isolation of mycobacteria.

• Autori principali: Michel Drancourt (Autore), Didier Raoult (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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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...