PO 8596 ENHANCING LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IN SAMPLES FROM CHILDREN IN THE GAMBIA
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-edc.160
Abstract: Background Routine laboratory diagnostic methods for M. Tuberculosis complex (MTBC) in induced sputum samples such as smear microscopy, GeneXpert and liquid Mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) culture are often negative due to the paucibacillary nature… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis; mtbc; microscopy; prolonged incubation ... See more keywords