Surveillance of pyrazinamide susceptibility among multidrug-resistant <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>isolates from Siriraj Hospital, Thailand

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Susceptibility testing of pyrazinamide (PZA) against <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>is difficult to perform because the acidity of culture medium that is required for drug activity also inhibits the growth of bacteri...

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Main Authors: Jonmalung Jirarut, Prammananan Therdsak, Leechawengwongs Manoon, Chaiprasert Angkana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/223