Does the MGIT 960 System Improve the Turnaround Times for Growth Detection and Susceptibility Testing of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex?

Ákos Somoskövi, Anne Clobridge, Susan C. Larsen, Oleg Sinyavskiy, Süheyla Sürücüoğlu, Linda M. Parsons, Max Salfinger

2006

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DOI 10.1128/jcm.00712-06
Data confidence 70 medium
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Abstract

The nonradiometric and fully automated Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube 960 system (MGIT 960; Becton Dickinson Microbiology Systems, Sparks, MD) has been proposed as a more efficient alternative to the semiautomated and radiometric BACTEC 460TB system ([4][1], [5][2]). However, it is noteworthy