Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to first-line antimycobacterial agents in a Brazilian hospital: assessing the utility of the tetrazolium (MTT) microplate assay

Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to first-line antimycobacterial agents in a Brazilian hospital: assessing the utility of the tetrazolium (MTT) microplate assay

We conducted a cross-sectional, hospital-based study between January 2006-March 2008 to estimate the resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to first-line drugs in patients with tuberculosis at a Brazilian hospital. We evaluated the performance of the [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetr...

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Main Authors: Michela De Luca Ferrari, Maria Alice da Silva Telles, Lucilaine Ferrazoli, Carlos Emílio Levy, Maria Cecília Barison Villares, Maria Luiza Moretti, Mariângela Ribeiro Resende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
tuberculosis
resistance
drug susceptibility test
tetrazolium
colourimetric method
hospital
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