Macrocolonies (Granules) Formation as a Cause of False-Negative Results in the MGIT 960 System: Cause Analysis and Correlation with Mycobacterial Species
Background. The viable mycobacterial bacilli can sometimes form granules in the Mycobacterium Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) to produce instrument-negative outcomes when BACTEC MGIT 960 culture is performed. The cause of this phenomenon has never been analyzed. Methods. Thirty-one instrument-negative...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4649083/ |