Mycobacterial growth indicator tube for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to isoniazid and rifampin

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 153-156

  Bergmann, John S ^a   Woods, Gail L ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TUBE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030765535     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(97)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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