Multicenter evaluation of ethambutol susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by agar proportion and radiometric methods

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 3976-3979

  Madison, B ^a   Robinson Dunn, B ^a   George, I ^a   Gross, W ^a   Lipman, H ^a   Metchock, B ^a   Sloutsky, A ^a   Washabaugh, G ^a   Mazurek, G ^a   Ridderhof, J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY;

AGAR; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ETHAMBUTOL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0036841713     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.11.3976-3979.2002     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. David, H. L. 1970. Probability distribution of drug-resistant mutants in unselected populations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Appl. Microbiol. 20:810-814.
2. Deng, L., K. Mikusova, K. G. Robuck, M. Scherman, P. J. Brennan, and M. R. McNeill. 1995. Recognition of multiple effects of ethambutol on metabolism of myeobacterial cell envelope. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 39:694-701.
3. Gangadharam, P. R., and E. R. Gonzales. 1970. Influence of the medium on the in vitro susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to ethambutol. Am. Rev. Respir. Dis. 102:653-655.
4. Gangadharam, P. R., F. P. Pratt, V. K. Perumal, and M. D. Iseman. 1990. The effects of exposure time, drug concentration and temperature on the activity of ethambutol versus Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Am. Rev. Respir. Dis. 141:1478-1482.
5. Hawkins, J. E. 1986. Nonweekend schedule for BACTEC drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 23:934-937.
6. Heifets, L. B. 1986. Ethambutol MICs and MBCs for Mycobacterium avium complex and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 30:927-932.
7. Inderlied, C. B. 1986. Radiometric in vitro susceptibility testing of M. tuberculosis. Clin. Microbiol. Newsl. 3:55-60,
8. Kent, P. T., and G. P. Kubica. 1985. Public Health Mycobacteriology. A Guide for the Level III Laboratory. Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Ga.
9. Kertcher, J. A., M. F. Chen, P. Charache, C. C. Hwangho, E. E. Camargo, P. A. McIntyre, and H. N. Wagner, Jr. 1978. Rapid radiometric susceptibility testing of M. tuberculosis. Am. Rev. Respir. Dis. 117:631-637.
10. Lazlo, A. 1983. Conventional and radiometric drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. J. Clin. Microbiol. 18:1335-1339.
11. NCCLS. 2000. Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacteria, Nocardia and Other Aerobic Actinomycetes; Tentative Standard,. 2nd Ed. NCCLS document M24-T2. NCCLS, Wayne, Pa.
12. Siddiqi, S. 1981. Evaluation of a rapid radiometric method for drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 13:908-912.
13. Siddiqi, S. 1985. Interlaboratory drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by a radiometric procedure and two conventional methods. J. Clin. Microbiol. 22:919-923.
14. Subbammal, S., N. G. Nair, S. Radhakrishna, and S. P. Tripathy. 1978. Comparison of various measures of sensitivity of M. tuberculosis to ethambutol. Tubercle 59:185-191.
15. Tenover, F., J. T. Crawford, R. E. Hubner, L. J. Geiter, C. R. Horsburgh, Jr., and R. C. Good. 1993. The resurgence of tuberculosis: Is your laboratory ready? J. Clin. Microbiol. 31:767-770.
16. Vincke, G. 1982. Rapid susceptibility testing of M. tuberculosis by a radiometric technique. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 10:351-354.
17. Woodley, C. 1986. Evaluation of streptomycin and ethambutol concentration for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by radiometric and conventional procedures. J. Clin. Microbiol. 23:385-386.