%0 Journal Article %A Hoffner, S. E. %A Haile, M. %A Källenius, G. %T A biphasic system for primary isolation of mycobacteria compared to solid medium and broth culture %D 1992 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 37 %N 5 %P 332-334 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-37-5-332 %I Microbiology Society, %X Summary A biphasic culture system, the MB Check, was compared with conventional culture on Löwenstein-Jensen egg (LJ) solid medium and with Bactec broth culture for primary isolation of mycobacteria from clinical samples. A total of 104 mycobacterial isolates was detected from 985 samples examined by the three methods. The most sensitive primary isolation was with LJ culture and MB Check; these methods detected 93% and 87% of all positive cultures, respectively. MB Check allowed a somewhat more rapid detection than LJ culture. The presence of atypical mycobacteria was demonstrated most rapidly with the Bactec system. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-37-5-332