TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolation of Mycobacterium ulcerans from swab and fine-needle-aspiration specimens
AU - Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy
AU - Danso, Emelia
AU - Ampah, Kobina
AU - Asante-Poku, Adwoa
AU - Nakobu, Zuliehatu
AU - Pluschke, Gerd
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - For cultivation of Mycobacterium ulcerans from clinical specimens, we optimized the release of bacteria from swabs, as well as decontamination and cultivation on supplemented medium. Nevertheless, the proportions of positive cultures, 41.7% (5/12) for fine-needle-aspiration (FNA) samples and 43.8% (49/112) for swab samples, were lower than those we have previously observed for excised tissue specimens.
AB - For cultivation of Mycobacterium ulcerans from clinical specimens, we optimized the release of bacteria from swabs, as well as decontamination and cultivation on supplemented medium. Nevertheless, the proportions of positive cultures, 41.7% (5/12) for fine-needle-aspiration (FNA) samples and 43.8% (49/112) for swab samples, were lower than those we have previously observed for excised tissue specimens.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.02279-10
DO - 10.1128/JCM.02279-10
M3 - Article
C2 - 21411582
AN - SCOPUS:79955542697
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 49
SP - 1997
EP - 1999
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 5
ER -