What does LJ stand for?

Lowenstein-Jensen

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Specimens from 3 patients produced acid-fast bacilli growth in blood agar, mycobacteria growth indicator tube, and Lowenstein-Jensen culture media.

Mesotherapy-associated outbreak caused by Mycobacterium immunogenum

Lowenstein-Jensen media cultures at 7 weeks revealed M kansasii.

Mycobacterium kansasii causing carpal tunnel syndrome with ...

Tissue specimens were placed into BACTEC 12B broth (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA) (incubated at 35[degrees]C) and onto Lowenstein-Jensen slants (incubated at 30[degrees]C).

Buruli ulcer in long-term traveler to Senegal

Comparison of results from line probe assay for rpoB gene mutations to rifampin susceptibility results on acid-fast bacilli--positive respiratory specimens * ([dagger]) BACTEC 460 System Line probe rpoB Rifampin- gene mutation results Rifampin-resistant susceptible Resistant 31 1 Susceptible 2 52 No amplification 1 1 * N = 88; Includes 86 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from BACTEC plus 2 isolates that grew on Lowenstein-Jensen media.

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis detection, Latvia

Joint fluid, decontaminated with Sputagest 50 mucolytic agent (Remel, Lenexa, KS), grew mycobacteria after 7 days of incubation at 36[degrees]C with Middlebrook 7H12 TB media (Becton Dickinson, Sparks, MD) and Lowenstein-Jensen agar.

Mycobacterium goodii infections associated with surgical implants at ...

Culture for common bacteria and fungi was negative, but culture of a sterile nodule aspirate on Lowenstein-Jensen medium was positive for acid-fast bacteria after 5 weeks.

Iatrogenic Mycobacterium simiae skin infection in an immunocompetent ...

Among the laboratories reporting results by the proportion method, the majority used Lowenstein-Jensen medium while others used liquid nonradiometric media (8).

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex drug resistance in Italy

They were stained with routine Ziehl-Neelsen stain and cultured by standard procedures (15) by using a combination of radiometric Bactec system (Becton Dickinson Biosciences, Sparks, MD) and Lowenstein-Jensen medium.

Mycobacterium celatum pulmonary infection in the immunocompetent: ...