TY  - GEN
AU  - Thornton,C G
AU  - MacLellan,K M
AU  - Brink,T L
AU  - Lockwood,D E
AU  - Romagnoli,M
AU  - Turner,J
AU  - Merz,W G
AU  - Schwalbe,R S
AU  - Moody,M
AU  - Lue,Y
AU  - Passen,S
TI  - Novel method for processing respiratory specimens for detection of mycobacteria by using C18-carboxypropylbetaine: blinded study
SN  - 0095-1137
PY  - 1998///0928
KW  - Bacteriological Techniques
KW  - Betaine
KW  - analogs & derivatives
KW  - Bronchi
KW  - microbiology
KW  - Coloring Agents
KW  - Culture Media
KW  - Evaluation Studies as Topic
KW  - Humans
KW  - Mycobacterium
KW  - classification
KW  - Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
KW  - diagnosis
KW  - Mycobacterium tuberculosis
KW  - isolation & purification
KW  - Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
KW  - Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
KW  - Sensitivity and Specificity
KW  - Single-Blind Method
KW  - Specimen Handling
KW  - Sputum
KW  - Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
N1  - Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.36.7.1996-2003.1998
ER  -