E-test for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 751-755

  Hausdorfer, J ^a   Sompek, E ^a   Allerberger, Franz ^a,c   Dierich, M P ^a   Rusch Gerdes S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bactec; E test; Lowenstein Jensen; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; TUBERCULOSIS;

FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031659912     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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