J Clin Pathol Qual Control.
1998 Jun;20(1):239-244.
Comparison with VITE Medium and Lowenstein-Jensen Medium for Detection of Acid Fast Bacilli
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- 1Department of Clinical Pathology, Andong General Hospital, Andong Korea.
Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Isolation of mycobacteria from clinical samples takes several weeks for culture on solid media. VITE media was investigated of whether it contributed to reduce time for recovery of mycobacterium compared to Lowenstein-Jensen (L-J) media.
METHODS
After inoculation of 20 isolates of cultured mycobacterium and 20 cases of AFB-stain positive sputum, detection time was compared between VITE media with L-J media.
RESULTS
Mycobacterial colonies were detected on VITE media from 3 to 16 days after inoculation (mean : 7.9 days) and 5 to 26 days on L-J media (mean : 15.6 days). VITE media could detect mycobacterial colonies 7 days earlier than L-J media on average.
CONCLUSION
For the purpose of diagnosis of tuberculosis, VITE media can be more useful for detection of mycobacterium than L-J media.
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