Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptibility to ethambutol, isoniazid, rifampin, and streptomycin by using Etest

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1672-1676

  Wanger, Audrey ^a   Mills, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NA Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029937191     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.7.1672-1676.1996     Document Type: Article

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