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BD BACTEC™ MGIT™ 960: Principles, Workflows, and Clinical Applications

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BD BACTEC™ MGIT™ 960- Principles, Workflows, and Clinical Applications

Introduction The BD BACTEC™ MGIT™ 960 (Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube) is a fully automated, high-volume culture system designed for the rapid detection of mycobacteria and subsequent drug susceptibility testing (DST). Developed by Becton Dickinson (BD), this nonradiometric system addresses the critical clinical need for accelerated …

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BACTEC MGIT 960: Introduction, Principle, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Application, and Keynotes

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BD BACTEC MGIT 960 instrument display showing the real-time status and distribution of mycobacterial culture tubes

Introduction The system consists of an incubator-reader that can hold up to 960 culture tubes (7 ml size), allowing it to process approximately 8,000 specimens annually. It is widely considered a “gold standard” for culture-based drug susceptibility testing (DST) due to its speed and high recovery rate …

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