Abstract
Five hundred five blood samples for culture were processed in the Isolator lysis-centrifugation system and were then inoculated into a Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) and onto a Lowenstein-Jensen (L-J) slant. Forty-nine isolates of Mycobacterium avium complex and three isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis were recovered from 50 of the blood culture specimens. Forty-five isolates from 43 specimens were recovered in the MGIT, with a mean time to detection of 21 days. Forty-one isolates from 40 specimens were recovered in the L-J slants, and the mean time to detection was 36 days. Nine specimens were positive in the MGIT alone, while seven specimens were positive only in L-J medium.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / complications
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
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Bacteriological Techniques*
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Blood / microbiology*
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Centrifugation
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Culture Media
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Evaluation Studies as Topic
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Hemolysis
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Humans
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Mycobacterium avium Complex / growth & development
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Mycobacterium avium Complex / isolation & purification*
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Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / complications
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Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / diagnosis
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Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / microbiology
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / growth & development
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
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Time Factors
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / microbiology