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| Telles,M.A.S.; Bori,A.; Amorim,A.B.R.; Cruz,A.F.; Pini,M.I.T.; Sato,D.N.. |
| The emergence of multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has increased the need for rapid drug susceptibility tests, which are needed for adequate patient treatment. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) system to detect multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis strains. The MGIT system was compared with two standard methods (proportion and resistance ratio methods). One hundred clinical M. tuberculosis isolates [25 susceptible to isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF), 20 resistant to INH, 30 resistant to INH-RIF, and 25 resistant to INH-RIF and other drugs] obtained in the State of São Paulo were tested for INH and RIF susceptibility. Full agreement among the tests was found for all... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Susceptibility tests; Mycobacteria growth indicator tube; Proportion method; Resistance ratio method; Multidrug resistance. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002001000003 |
