Evaluation of reverse transcription-PCR and a bacteriophage-based assay for rapid phenotypic detection of rifampin resistance in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3524-3527

  Eltringham, I J ^a   Drobniewski, F A ^a   Mangan, J A ^b   Butcher, P D ^b   Wilson, S M ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032860401     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.11.3524-3527.1999     Document Type: Article

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