USE OF ZEPHIRAN IN THE ISOLATION OF M-TUBERCULOSIS
- 1 January 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier
- Vol. 74 (2), 284-288
- https://doi.org/10.1164/artpd.1956.74.2-1.284
Abstract
Mycobacterium tuberculosis remained viable in 1/1000 zephiran for 11 days. Incorporation of zephiran increases the percentage of positive isolation of the organisms from sputum.Keywords
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