Resazurin microtiter assay plate: simple and inexpensive method for detection of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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  • Juan-Carlos Palomino
  • Anandi Martin
  • Mirtha Camacho
  • Humberto Guerra
  • Jean Swings
  • Françoise Portaels
چکیده

A method for detecting multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by using a reduction of resazurin is described. Eighty clinical isolates were evaluated against isoniazid and rifampin; results at 7 days were compared with those of the proportion method. Specificity and sensitivity were excellent. The method is simple, inexpensive, and rapid and might be used with other antituberculosis drugs.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

دوره 46 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002