Evaluation of a new method for rapid drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium avium complex isolates by using the mycobacteria growth indicator tube

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 64-67

  Piersimoni, Claudio ^a   Nista, Domenico ^a   Bornigia, Stefano ^a   De Sio, Giuseppina ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOFAZIMINE; ETHAMBUTOL; RIFABUTIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; TECHNIQUE; TUBE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC); MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0031974217     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.1.64-67.1998     Document Type: Article

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