Catalase activity and isoniazid sensitivity of tubercle bacilli.
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sam (1956). Peizer and Widelock (1955), however, failed to find a consistent relationship between isoniazid sensitivity and catalase activity. Since the catalase test is easily performed and gives an immediate result, it would obviously be of value as a presumptive indicator of isoniazid resistance if it were proved to be consistently negative in isoniazid-resistant cultures. In order to obtain information on this point 116 cultures of tubercle bacilli examined in this laboratory during the last nine months for their sensitivity to anti-tuberculosis drugs were also tested for their catalase activity.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical pathology
دوره 10 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1957