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Comparison of BACTEC 12B vs solid media for the recovery of Mycobacterium avium complex from blood cultures in AIDS
M B Morgan1, R R Reves, M L Wilson
1Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA.
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
|May 1, 1997
Abstract:
We compared liquid (BACTEC 12B) and solid culture media for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium avian complex (MAC) bacteremia among 258 AIDS patients with a positive blood culture. Neither culture media alone had adequate sensitivity; BACTEC 12B detected growth earlier. Use of both liquid and solid media may improve the yield of mycobacterial blood culture.