Vancomycin resistant Enterococci in a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai.

compares well with MGIT in terms of recovery rate and detection time, and detects mycobacterial growth much faster than the LJ medium. The Bio FM vial is about 30% cheaper than the MGIT vial and does not need any capital investment. Thus, it can be used in settings where cost and/ or infrastructural limitations prohibit usage of fully automated systems. Also, its usage will facilitate reporting of TB cultures earlier than the conventional LJ method at a more reasonable cost to the patient, thereby improving overall patient management. Nevertheless, larger studies are recommended to evaluate the sensitivity, speciÞ city and contamination rates of the medium, before putting to diagnostic use.