Increase in the diagnosis of mycobacteremia after the implementation of semi-automated blood culture at a Brazilian public health laboratory

Increase in the diagnosis of mycobacteremia after the implementation of semi-automated blood culture at a Brazilian public health laboratory

Abstract INTRODUCTION The prevalence of hematogenous dissemination of mycobacteria is high in immunosuppressed patients. The isolation of mycobacteria in culture remains the standard procedure. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study based on the results of solid (Löwenstein-Jensen medium) and s...

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Main Authors: Adelaide Fernandes Costa, Sueli Lemes de Ávila Alves, Ivanísio Gomes de Santana, Disley Xavier Rodrigues Dias, Edna Joana Claudio Manrique
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Blood culture
Immunosuppression
Mycobacteria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100637&lng=en&tlng=en

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