Multicenter evaluation of the mycobacteria growth indicator tube for testing susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to first-line drugs

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-48

  Rüsch Gerdes, Sabine ^a   Domehl, Cornelia ^a   Nardi, Giampietro ^b   Gismondo, Maria Rita ^b   Welscher, Hans Martin ^c   Pfyffer, Gaby E ^c  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY;

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

EID: 0344428150     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.1.45-48.1999     Document Type: Article

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