Visualizing viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum to monitor isolation measures

J Infect. 2017 Feb;74(2):207-210. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.11.014. Epub 2016 Dec 7.
No abstract available

Keywords: Hospital infection control; Isolation; Treatment response; Tuberculosis; Viability stain.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
  • Drug Monitoring / methods*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Viability
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sputum / microbiology*
  • Staining and Labeling / methods*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy*