Evaluation of the accuracy of the microplate Alamar Blue assay for rapid detection of MDR-TB in Peru

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 820-822

  Chauca, José A ^a   Palomino, J C ^b   Guerra, H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Drug resistance; MABA; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MICROPLATE ALAMAR BLUE ASSAY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; COLORIMETRY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERU; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 34447316699     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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