Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tube versus the proportion method on Löwenstein-Jensen medium for antibiotic susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 938-942

  Cambau, E ^a   Truffot Pernot, C ^a   Boulahbal, F ^a   Wichlacz, C ^a   Grosset, J ^a   Jarlier, V ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MYCOBACTERIAL GROWTH INDICATOR TUBE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034467815     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960000402     Document Type: Article

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