PRETREATMENT OF CLINICAL SPECIMENS WITH SODIUM DODECYL (LAURYL) SULFATE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE MYCOBACTERIA GROWTH INDICATOR TUBE CULTIVATION METHOD

Authors
PFYFFER GE WELSCHER HM KISSLING P
Citation
Ge. Pfyffer et al., PRETREATMENT OF CLINICAL SPECIMENS WITH SODIUM DODECYL (LAURYL) SULFATE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE MYCOBACTERIA GROWTH INDICATOR TUBE CULTIVATION METHOD, Journal of clinical microbiology, 35(8), 1997, pp. 2142-2144
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
35
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
2142 - 2144
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1997)35:8<2142:POCSWS>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
When using the Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT), pretreatment of clinical specimens with N-acetyl-L-cysteine-NaOH is recommended by the manufacturer, Processing of clinical specimens (n = 1,000) with s odium dodecyl (lauryl) sulfate-NaOH resulted in both poor recovery and delayed mean time to detection of acid-fast bacilli. Values were comp arable to those obtained on solid media.