Evaluation of indirect susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to the first- and second-line, and alternative drugs by the newer MB/BacT system

Evaluation of indirect susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to the first- and second-line, and alternative drugs by the newer MB/BacT system

In order to evaluate the Organon Teknika MB/BacT system used for testing indirect susceptibility to the alternative drugs ofloxacin (OFLO), amikacin (AMI), and rifabutin (RIF), and to the usual drugs of standard treatment regimes such as rifampin (RMP), isoniazid (INH), pyrazinamide (PZA), streptomy...

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Main Authors: Angela Maria Werneck Barreto, Joselba Borges Melo Araújo, Reginalda Ferreira de Melo Medeiros, Paulo César de Souza Caldas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2003-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
tuberculosis
multidrug
resistant
laboratory diagnostics
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