Abstract
This chapter describes the different types of media for culture and isolation of mycobacteria, and discusses the adaptation of automated liquid culture systems for the qualitative and quantitative drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Tuberculosis: laboratory diagnosis and treatment strategies. |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | CAB International (CABI) |
Chapter | 3 |
Pages | 34-45 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Print) | 978 1 84593 807 9 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |