Comparison of the Proportion Method With Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube and E-test for Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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97(3): 351-352, Apr. 2002. tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between proportion method with mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) and E-test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Forty clinical isolates were tested. MGIT and E-test with the first line antituberculous drugs correlated with the proportion method. Our results suggested that MGIT and E-test methods can be routinely used instead of the proportion method:
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Antitubercular Agents
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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Congress and conference
Affiliation country:
Turkey
Institution/Affiliation country:
Ondokuz Mayys University Medical School/TR
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