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sputum for mycobacterial culture
what is 'sputum for mycobacterial culture'?
Definition for sputum for mycobacterial culture
sputum for mycobacterial culture is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: lung abscess, atypical mycobacterial infection and tuberculosis.
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Sputum Culture
A sputum culture is a test to detect and identify bacteria or fungi that are ... and Chlamydia pneumoniae) or tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) ...
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/sputum-culture?page=3
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Routine sputum culture
The cultures and tests are done on the sputum to help identify the ... Atypical mycobacterial infection. Atypical pneumonia. Blastomycosis. Bronchiectasis ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003723.htm
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Routine sputum culture
Routine sputum culture is a test of secretions from the lungs and ... Atypical mycobacterial infection. Atypical pneumonia. Blastomycosis. Bronchiectasis ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Routine-sputum-culture.htm
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Quantitative culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from clinical sputum ...
... culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from clinical sputum specimens ... Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum samples by polymerase chain ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=7665679
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Determination of mycobacterial antigens in sputum by enzyme immunoassay.
... was examined for its usefulness in detecting mycobacterial antigens in sputum. ... that were smear positive and culture positive, 12 (60%) were positive by ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=268729
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Routine sputum culture
Sputum ... Sputum culture. Normal Values: No presence of disease-causing organisms in the ... Atypical mycobacterial infection. Atypical pneumonia ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/003723res.htm?p=1
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Cystic Fibrosis | CDC EID
... sputum or bronchial washings that are culture positive for NTM if mycobacterial ... for whom their physician had a reason to obtain a mycobacterial culture. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/3/378.htm
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Solar Disinfection of MODS Mycobacterial Cultures in Resource-Poor Settings
... efficient detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputum samples and rapid, ... cooker for sterilizing heavily contaminated mycobacterial culture materials. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2042512
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Microbiology Tests by Source
Mycobacterial Culture/ Acid-Fast Stain. AFC, AFSM. AFB ... Sputum. Fungus Culture/Nocardia Culture/Wet Mount/Modified Acid-Fast Stain. FUNCL ...
http://cclnprod.cc.nih.gov/dlm/testguide.nsf/MicroTestsBySou...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Atypical mycobacterial infection
Mycobacterium marinum cause skin infections and is also ... Blood culture. Sputum culture. Lymph node culture or biopsy. Bone marrow culture. Stool culture ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000640.htm
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CDC - Hospital Control and Multidrug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis ...
... (16%) had sputum cultures positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and 26 ... testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum by microscopic observation of ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no1/willingham.htm
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wwwn.cdc.gov/dls/ila/cd/india/Jan23/2.00-3.00 Param TB
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MYCOBACTERIAL CULTURE. Advantages: Increases number of cases found ... Processing of sputum with CPC Method ... Check for water of condensation in the culture tube. ...
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/dls/ila/cd/india/Jan23/2.00-3.00%20Param...
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holtz-aim-2006-144-9
STD Research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, listed by year. ... BACKGROUND: Conversion of sputum mycobacterial cultures from positive growth to ...
http://www.cdc.gov/std/research/2006/holtz-aim-2006-144-9.htm
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Value of Examining Multiple Sputum Specimens in the Diagnosis of ...
... tuberculosis culture-positive patients with sputum specimens submitted ... which single sputum specimens were submitted for mycobacterial culture noted in ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=104561
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Atypical mycobacterial infection
... is an infection caused by a species of mycobacterium other than. ... A sputum culture with special stains. A lymph node culture or biopsy with special stains ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000640sym.htm
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First isolation of Trichophyton fischeri in the United States.
Scott JA, Rosenthal S, Summerbell RC, Kane J; American Society for Microbiology. ... following initial examination, cultures of sputum yielded Mycobacterium avium. ...
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/102235327.html
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Sputum Cytokine Levels in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis as Early ...
... sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear, mycobacterial culture and drug ... sensitive marker for response to treatment than MTB sputum culture conversion. ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Sputum stain for mycobacteria
... show up with staining, but they eventually grow on the culture medium. ... Abnormal results show that the stain is positive for: Mycobacterium tuberculosis ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003724.htm
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CDC - A Prospective, Multicenter Study of Laboratory Cross-Contamination
... with the initial rather than follow-up specimens for mycobacterial culture. ... Sputum smear result. Clinical signs and symptoms. Comments. Panel decision ...
http://www.cdc.gov/NCIDOD/eid/vol8no11/02-0298.htm
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eMedicine - Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare : Article by Janak Koirala
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) consists of two species?M avium and ... at the significance of positive sputum culture results using ATS guidelines for ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1532.htm
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Clinical manifestations of mycobacterial enteric infection in patients ...
... mycobacterial disease, thorax radiography and sputum examination ... the duodenal histology showed bacilli and culture of sputum was positive for MT. ...
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/robot_pages/MeetingAbstracts/102229625.html
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Atypical mycobacterial infection
Mycobacterium marinum cause skin infections and is also ... Blood culture. Sputum culture. Lymph node culture or biopsy. Bone marrow culture. Stool culture ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/infectiousdiseases/Atypic...
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Isolation of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Children Investigated for ...
The crude yield of mycobacterial culture for NTM was calculated as a proportion ... mycobacterial culture, with the highest yield coming from induced sputum. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1762386
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The diagnostic yield of acid-fast-bacillus smear-positive sputum specimens.
... of mycobacterial culture from acid-fast-bacillus smear-positive sputum specimens ... The incidence of false-positive cultures for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=229731
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DTBE - Archived Core Curriculum 5 - Diagnostic Microbiology
... TB should have at least three sputum specimens examined by smear and culture. ... AMPLIFIED Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct (MTD) Test for the detection of M. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/corecurr/Chapter5/Chapter_5_Microscopy.htm
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Diagnostic Standards and Classification of Tuberculosis
Material for mycobacterial stains and cultures can be obtained by needle ... tuberculosis complex directly in sputum is under study and shows promise. ...
http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/prevguid/p0000425/p0000425.asp
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Comparison of PCR with the Routine Procedure for Diagnosis of ...
All culture-positive samples were genotyped to identify the mycobacterial species. ... For culture and PCR techniques, sputum samples were first decontaminated and ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Sputum stain for mycobacteria
... the specimen may be placed in culture media, which encourages them to grow. ... Abnormal results show that the stain is positive for: Mycobacterium tuberculosis ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Sputum-stain-for-mycobacteria.htm?p=1
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Novel Multipurpose Methodology for Detection of Mycobacteria in ...
... automated and semiautomated kits for mycobacterial culture and NAA are available ... culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from clinical sputum specimens ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Mycobacterial infection in AIDS patients.
Search for: Mycobacterial infection in AIDS patients. ... one case and from blood, bone marrow, sputum, urine and stool cultures in one pt. ...
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/102178087.html
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Prevalence of mycobacteria in patients with AIDS in Sao Paulo-Brazil.
... evaluated for the presence of Mycobacteria by performing: ... Culture. Culture Media. Humans. Mycobacterium. Mycobacterium Infections. Prevalence. Sputum ...
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/robot_pages/MeetingAbstracts/102210141.html
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DTBE | Effective TB Interviewing for Contact Investigation Training ...
Sputum smear/culture: negative. Verified by skin test result & improving CXR Asymptomatic ... history of atypical mycobacterial disease. Currently hospitalized ...
http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/Interviewing/facilitator/courseactivity3.htm
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Sputum Culture - Yahoo! Health
This test is done on a sample of sputum that is usually collected by coughing. For people who cannot cough deeply enough to produce a sample, they can breathe in a ...
http://health.yahoo.com/infectiousdisease-diagnosis/sputum-c...
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Note: Differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex and ...
... commercial PNA-FISH system for mycobacterial identification with liquid cultures. ... taken to culture M. tuberculosis from all specimens and from sputum isolates ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=88746
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DTBE - Treatment of TB 2003 Slides - Slide Text
Sputum specimens (= 3 obtained 8-24 hours apart) for AFB microscopy and mycobacterial cultures ... Monthly sputum for AFB smear and culture (until 2 ...
http://www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/slidesets/Treatment_Guidelines/2003/treattext.htm
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Serodiagnostic Potential of Culture Filtrate Antigens of Mycobacterium ...
... of Culture Filtrate Antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... sputum smear positive for acid-fast bacilli (AFB), and 12 patients were sputum smear negative. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=95931
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Guidelines on Standard Operating Procedures for MICROBIOLOGY - Tuberculosis
The culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis may only be feasible at a few of the ... For diagnosis, 3 sputum examinations are performed (spot, morning, spot) and for ...
http://www.searo.who.int/EN/Section10/Section17/Section53/Section482_1799.htm
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WHO | Table 4
Definite case A patient with positive culture for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. ... clinician; or one sputum specimen AFB+ and culture positive for M. ...
http://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/2006/table_4/en/
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A Minimum 5.0 ml of Sputum Improves the Sensitivity of Acid-fast Smear ...
negative for culture-positive sputum there are delays in the di ... FOR MYCOBACTERIAL SPECIES. Mycobacterial Species. No. Smear-positive/No. Culture-positive ...
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/dls/ila/acidfasttraining/references/rm07704.pdf
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Aerosolized amikacin for treatment of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium ...
... diagnosed with Mycobacterium avium intracellulare became sputum culture ... or improvement, and eradication of mycobacterium from sputum cultures. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1808062
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Preliminary evaluation of survival of tubercle bacilli in heat-fixed ...
... slide culture technique to detect tubercle bacilli surviving on sputum smears ... Mycobacterium bovis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Specimen Handling ...
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/102195564.html
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False-positive results from cultures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis due ...
Out of 1,439 positive cultures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 49 samples from 48 ... low numbers of mycobacterium tuberculosis in culture of sputum specimens. Chest. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=229718
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WHO | New WHO policy and retooling activities for liquid culture systems
Microscopy examination of sputum specimens is still the most widely used in most ... Mycobacterial culture is more sensitive, but growth of TB bacilli on traditional ...
http://www.who.int/tb/research/retooling/
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T-Cell Recognition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Culture Filtrate ...
T-Cell Recognition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Culture Filtrate Fractions in ... Infection was confirmed by a positive sputum culture for up to eight weeks in ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=96981
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Clinical comparison of the Bactec 9000MB Myco/F-Sputa bottle and ...
Culture Media. Mycobacterium. Mycobacterium Infections. Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection ... Sputum. growth & development. instrumentation. Other ...
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/102235289.html
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Evaluation of the Phenol Ammonium Sulfate Sedimentation Smear ...
... smear microscopy, using culture results for Mycobacterium tuberculosis as the "gold standard. ... ammonium sulfate (PhAS) for sedimentation of sputum. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Reduced detection by Ziehl-Neelsen method of acid-fast bacilli in ...
All samples were processed for culture of. Mycobacterium tuberculosis. R E S U L T S : ... of Ziehl-Neelsen and auramine-phenol methods with culture results of sputum ...
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/dls/ila/acidfasttraining/references/rm11681.pdf
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Yield of bone marrow (BM) cultures in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB ...
... cultures were taken as part of a routine screening program for mycobacterial ... blood (BL), bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), sputum, urine and liver cultures. ...
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/ma?f=102192978.html
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CDC - Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease Following Hot Tub Exposure
The results of sputum evaluation on smear and culture for AFB are summarized (Table) ... Mycobacterium intracellulare-M. scrofulaceum group from house dusts to ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no6/mangione.htm
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Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV-Opportunistic Infections - Laboratory ...
Sputum culture (Modified Petroff's Method) Culture reading. Drug susceptibility tests ... Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) Quality assurance programme ...
http://www.searo.who.int/en/Section10/Section17/Section53/Section367_1131.htm
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