Evaluation of the ESP Culture System II for testing susceptibilities of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates to four primary antituberculous drugs

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2940-2943

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

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0031690041     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.10.2940-2943.1998     Document Type: Article

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