Evaluation of a novel kit for use with the BacT/ALERT 3D system for drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2130-2132

  Werngren, Jim ^a,b   Klintz, Lisbeth ^a   Hoffner, Sven E ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TIME;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ETHAMBUTOL; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RIFAMPIN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33745152717     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02218-05     Document Type: Article

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