Determination of drug susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis through mycolic acid analysis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1287-1289

  Garza Ggonzález, Elvira ^a   Guerrero Olazarán, Martha ^a   Tijerina Menchaca, Rolando ^a   Viader Salvadó, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; MYCOLIC ACID; STREPTOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; COLONY FORMING CELL; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 1842415955     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1287-1289.1997     Document Type: Article

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