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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Rapid Detection of Smear-NegativeMycobacterium tuberculosis by PCR and Sequencing for Rifampin Resistance with DNA Extracted Directly from Slides
Madhumita Patnaik, Karsten Liegmann, James B. Peter
Mycology
PCR for Diagnosis of Paracoccidioidomycosis
Glauce M. Gomes, Patrícia S. Cisalpino, Carlos P. Taborda, Zoilo P. de Camargo
Bacteriology
Utility of Commercial Systems for Identification ofBurkholderia cepacia Complex from Cystic Fibrosis Sputum Culture
Deborah Blecker Shelly, Theodore Spilker, Edward J. Gracely, Tom Coenye, Peter Vandamme, John J. LiPuma
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Two Liquid Medium Systems, Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube and MB Redox Tube, for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolation from Sputum Specimens
L. Heifets, T. Linder, T. Sanchez, D. Spencer, J. Brennan
Bacteriology
Specific and Rapid Detection by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization of Bacteria in Clinical Samples Obtained from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Michael Hogardt, Karlheinz Trebesius, Anna M. Geiger, Mathias Hornef, Josef Rosenecker, Jürgen Heesemann
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Is a Large Number of Sputum Specimens Necessary for the Bacteriological Diagnosis of Tuberculosis?
Alessandro Cascina, Anna Fietta, Lucio* Casali
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Detection of Viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Reverse Transcriptase-Strand Displacement Amplification of mRNA
T. J. Hellyer, L. E. DesJardin, L. Teixeira, M. D. Perkins, M. D. Cave, K. D. Eisenach
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Modification of Results of Drug Susceptibility Tests by Coexistence of Mycobacterium avium Complex withMycobacterium tuberculosis in a Sputum Sample: Case Report and Experimental Considerations
Katsuhiro Suzuki, Terumi Kimoto, Kazunari Tsuyuguchi, Hisako Matsumoto, Akio Niimi, Eisaku Tanaka, Takako Murayama, Ryoichi Amitani
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Novel Method for Processing Respiratory Specimens for Detection of Mycobacteria by Using C₁₈-Carboxypropylbetaine: Blinded Study
Charles G. Thornton, Kerry M. MacLellan, Thomas L. Brink, Denise E. Lockwood, Mark Romagnoli, June Turner, William G. Merz, Richard S. Schwalbe, Marcia Moody, Yvonne Lue, Selvin Passen
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Processing Respiratory Specimens with C₁₈-Carboxypropylbetaine: Development of a Sediment Resuspension Buffer That Contains Lytic Enzymes To Reduce the Contamination Rate and Lecithin To Alleviate Toxicity
Charles G. Thornton, Kerry M. MacLellan, Thomas L. Brink, David M. Wolfe, Oscar J. Llorin, Selvin Passen

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