Revisiting the susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to ethionamide in solid culture medium

Revisiting the susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to ethionamide in solid culture medium

Background & objectives: Increase in the isolation of drug resistant phenotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis necessitates accuracy in the testing methodology. Critical concentration defining resistance for ethionamide (ETO), needs re-evaluation in accordance with the current scenario. Thus, re-...

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Main Authors: Rajagopalan Lakshmi, Ranjani Ramachandran, D Ravi Kumar, A Syam Sundar, G Radhika, Fathima Rahman, N Selvakumar, Vanaja Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Drug resistance - ethionamide - MIC method - Mycobacterium tuberculosis - proportion sensitivity testing
Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2015;volume=142;issue=5;spage=538;epage=542;aulast=Lakshmi

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