A prospective study of mycobacterial viability in refrigerated, unpreserved sputum batched for up to 8 weeks

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 May;19(5):620-1. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.14.0938.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cryopreservation / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Malaysia
  • Male
  • Microbial Viability*
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Refrigeration
  • Specimen Handling / methods
  • Sputum / microbiology*
  • Time Factors
  • Tuberculosis / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis / epidemiology