Evaluation of MGIT 960 System for the Second-Line Drugs Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Many laboratories validate DST of the second-line drugs by BACTEC MGIT 960 system. The objective of this study is to evaluate the critical concentration and perform DST for the 2nd line drugs. We evaluated 193 clinical strains of M. tuberculosis isolated from patients in South Korea. Testing the cri...

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Main Authors: Hyejin Kim, Minji Seo, Young Kil Park, Jae-Il Yoo, Yeong Seon Lee, Gyung Tae Chung, Sungweon Ryoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Tuberculosis Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/108401