Evaluation of a new automated, rapid, colorimetric culture system using solid medium for laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis and determination of anti-tuberculosis drug susceptibility

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 772-777

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

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bactec 460 TB; Dio TK Culture System; L wenstein Jensen medium; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTEC MEDIUM; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLORIMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ERROR; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LOEWENSTEIN MEDIUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BODY FLUIDS; COLORIMETRY; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; TURKEY;

EID: 2942521113     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Hanna B A, Ebrahimzadeh A, Elliott L B, et al. Multicenter evaluation of the Bactec MGIT 960 system for recovery of mycobacteria. J Clin Microbiol 1999; 37: 748-752.
2. Mirovic V, Lepsanovic Z. Evaluation of the MB/BacT system for recovery of mycobacteria from clinical specimens in comparison to Lowenstein-Jensen medium. Clin Microbiol Infect 2002; 8: 709-714.
3. Brunello F, Favari F, Fontana R. Comparison of the MB/BacT and Bactec 460 TB systems for recovery of mycobacteria from various clinical specimens. J Clin Microbiol 1999; 37: 1206-1209.
4. Kent B D, Kubica G P. Public Health Mycobacteriology: a guide for the level III laboratory. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, 1985.
5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Essential components of a tuberculosis prevention and control program. MMWR 1995; 44: RR-11.
6. Diomed Inc. Dio-TK Culture System: Rapid automated mycobacterial culture system. Product Insert. Istanbul, Turkey: Diomed Inc., 2002 (http:#www.diomed.com.tr). Accessed 13 April 2004.
7. Rastogi N, Goh K S, David H L. Selective inhibition of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex by p-nitro-alpha-acetylamino beta-hydroxypropio phenone (NAP) and p-nitrobenzoic acid (PNB) used in 7H11 agar medium. Res Microbiol 1989; 140: 419-423.
8. Collins T, Levett P N. Radiometric studies on the use of selective inhibitors in the identification of Mycobacterium spp. J Med Microbiol 1989; 30: 175-181.
9. Siddiqi S H. Procedure for primary isolation of mycobacteria from clinical specimens. In: Bactec TB system product and procedure manual. Sparks, MD: Becton Dickinson. Revision E, May 1996: pp 11.1-13.
10. Siddiqi S H. Drug susceptibility testing. In: BACTEC TB system product and procedure manual. Sparks, MD: Becton Dickinson. Revision E, May 1996: pp IV.1-23.
11. Kocagoz T, Alp A, Albay A. A new rapid non-radioactive medium for culturing mycobacteria, that also enables visual differentiation of mycobacterial growth from contamination [Poster]. Los Angeles, CA: American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, May 21-25, 2000.
12. Ercis S, Alp A, Hasçelik G, Kocagöz T. Comparison of Dio-TK rapid mycobacterium culture system with BACTEC 460 TB system and Löwenstein Jensen medium in diagnosis of tuberculosis and detection of susceptibility of antituberculosis drugs [abstract]. Abant, Bolu, Turkey: 4th National Mycobacterium Symposium, October 31-November 2, 2002: 180-181.
13. Bicmen C, Coskun M, Senol G, Florat N, Kocagöz T. Comparison of Dio-TK and Löwenstein-Jensen media for primary culture of mycobacteria: a preliminary study for a new medium [Poster]. Glasgow, UK: 13th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, May 10-13, 2003.
14. Tokars J I, Rudnick J R, Kroc K, et al. US hospital mycobacteriology laboratories: status and comparison with state public health department laboratories. J Clin Microbiol 1996; 34: 680-685.
15. Ardiro F, Posteraro B, Sanguinetti M, Zanetti S, Fadda G. Evaluation of BACTEC Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT 960) automated system for drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39: 4440-4444.
16. Bicmen C, Senol G, Coskun M, Florat N, Kocagöz T. Comparison of Dio-TK and Löwensrein-Jensen media in antimycobacterial susceptibility testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis by using the proportion method [Poster]. Glasgow, UK: 13th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, May 10-13, 2003.