Rapid detection of rifampicin and isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by the direct thin-layer agar method

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1482-1484

  Robledo, Jaime ^a,d   Mejia, G I ^a   Paniagua, L ^a   Martin, A ^b,c   Guzman A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA   (Colombia)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^d Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas ^*  (Colombia)

Author keywords

Drug susceptibility testing; MDR TB; Rapid DST

Indexed keywords

4 NITROBENZOIC ACID; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIN LAYER AGAR;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RIFAMPIN; SPUTUM;

EID: 58049199489     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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