Development of a microdilution method to evaluate Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 796-800

  Banfi, Elena ^a   Scialino, Giuditta ^a   Monti Bragadin, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

First line antitubercular drugs; M. Tuberculosis; MIC evaluation; Microdilution assay; Resazurin

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RESAZURIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY;

AGAR; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OXAZINES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; XANTHENES;

EID: 0242437858     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg439     Document Type: Article

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