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  • Title: Comparison of MGIT and Myco/F lytic liquid-based blood culture systems for recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from pleural fluid.
    Author: Harausz E, Lusiba JK, Nsereko M, Johnson JL, Toossi Z, Ogwang S, Boom WH, Joloba ML, Tuberculosis Research Unit (TBRU).
    Journal: J Clin Microbiol; 2015 Apr; 53(4):1391-4. PubMed ID: 25653400.
    Abstract:
    The specificities and sensitivities of the Bactec mycobacterial growth indicator tube (MGIT) system for the recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from pleural fluid are not statistically different than those of the Myco/F lytic liquid culture system. The time to positivity is shorter in the MGIT system (12.7 versus 20.7 days, respectively; P=0.007). The Myco/F lytic culture system may be an alternative to the MGIT system for diagnosing pleural tuberculosis.
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