MGIT TM Procedure Manual - Foundation for Innovative New ...
MGIT TM Procedure Manual - Foundation for Innovative New ...
MGIT TM Procedure Manual - Foundation for Innovative New ...
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Section I: Principle of <strong>Procedure</strong>s<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
A. Introduction<br />
B. Principle of the BACTEC <strong>MGIT</strong> 960 TB System<br />
1. <strong>MGIT</strong> medium<br />
2. Principle of detection and susceptibility testing<br />
Section II: <strong>Procedure</strong> <strong>for</strong> Primary Isolation<br />
A. Introduction<br />
B. Important Safety Precautions<br />
C. Specimen Handling<br />
1. Collection<br />
2. Transportation<br />
3. Storage<br />
D. Digestion, Decontamination and Concentration<br />
1. Sputum<br />
a. NaOH-NALC procedure<br />
b. Other procedures<br />
c. Important points<br />
2. Specimens other than sputum (extra-pulmonary)<br />
a. Pus and other mucopurulent specimens<br />
b. Gastric aspirates<br />
c. Bronchial washings<br />
d. Laryngeal swabs<br />
e. Tissue<br />
f. Urine<br />
g. Other body fluids<br />
E. Smears <strong>for</strong> Acid-Fast Bacteria (AFB)<br />
1. Smear preparation<br />
2. Staining methods<br />
a. Ziehl-Neelsen staining<br />
b. Kinyoun’s staining<br />
c. Two-step staining<br />
d. Fluorochrome acid-fast staining<br />
3. Microscopy<br />
4. Reporting<br />
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