Evaluation of the Commercial Kit SIRE Nitratase for detecting resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate a new commercial kit, Kit SIRE Nitratase-PlastLabor, for testing the drug susceptibility of clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. METHODS: The accuracy of the Kit SIRE Nitratase was evaluated by examining the susceptibility (streptomycin,...

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Main Authors: Silvana Spindola de Miranda, Isabela Neves de Almeida, Maria Luiza Lopes, Jamilly dos Reis de Figueiredo, Lida Jouca de Assis Figueredo, Afrânio Lineu Kritski, Wânia da Silva Carvalho, Maria de Fátima Filardi Oliveira Mansur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
MDR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822017000400550&lng=en&tlng=en