Rapid detection of mycobacterial growth in in vitro cultures by VOC analysis

R. Purkhart, G. Becher, P. Reinhold, H. Köhler (Lichtenau, Bernau, Jena, Germany)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Tuberculosis: from diagnosis to therapy and prevention
Session: Tuberculosis: from diagnosis to therapy and prevention
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3062
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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R. Purkhart, G. Becher, P. Reinhold, H. Köhler (Lichtenau, Bernau, Jena, Germany). Rapid detection of mycobacterial growth in in vitro cultures by VOC analysis. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 3062

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