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Rapid radiometric detection of mycobacterial growth from smear-positive tissue samples from pigs
S E Hoffner1, K Hahn, A Pedersen
1Department of Bacteriology, National Bacteriological Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden.
The Journal of Applied Bacteriology
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
Rapid demonstration of mycobacteria in slaughter pigs is important for medical, epidemiological and economic reasons. The Bactec radiometric system detected more mycobacteria in less time than conventional culture on solid medium.