Evaluation of FASTPlaquetb-RIF™ for determination of rifampicin resistance in mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 284-288

  Kisa, O ^a   Albay, A ^a   Bedir, O ^a   Baylan, O ^a   Doganci, L ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mycobacteriophage; Rifampicin resistance; Susceptibility test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DEVICE; EVALUATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNIQUE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RIFAMPIN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0037347374     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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