Retrieval of Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures suspended in phosphate buffered saline

Retrieval of Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures suspended in phosphate buffered saline

One hundred and twenty-seven of 130 isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, suspended in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and stored at ambient conditions in the laboratory for 14 days, and another 55 of 60 cultures, suspended as above, transported from reference laboratories within 7 days, were succ...

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Main Authors: V N. Azger Dusthackeer, P Nagarajan, Dasarathi Das, Vanaja Kumar, N Selvakumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
M. tuberculosis
Phosphate buffer
Storage
Transportation
MDR-TB
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2012;volume=1;issue=3;spage=149;epage=151;aulast=Dusthackeer
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Summary:One hundred and twenty-seven of 130 isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, suspended in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and stored at ambient conditions in the laboratory for 14 days, and another 55 of 60 cultures, suspended as above, transported from reference laboratories within 7 days, were successfully retrieved on LJ medium. Considering the maximum retrieval of M. tuberculosis, use of PBS can be explored further for transportation of M. tuberculosis cultures across laboratories.
ISSN:2212-5531
2212-554X

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