Comparison of the proportion method with mycobacteria growth indicator tube and E-test for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 351-352

  Birinci, Asuman ^a   Coban, Ahmet Yilmaz ^a   Ekinci, Bora ^a   Durupinar, Belma ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

E test; Mycobacteria growth indicator tube; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0036545974     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762002000300013     Document Type: Article

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