Evaluation of Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) for drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 344-348

  Palomino, J C ^a   Traore, H ^a   Fissette, K ^a   Portaels, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Drug susceptibility testing; M. tuberculosis; MGIT

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG SPECIFICITY; EVALUATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0032928183     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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