A rapid detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by a nitrate reductase assay on blood agar

The susceptibility of 49 Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates to isoniazid (INH) and rifampisin (RIF) (28 multi-drug resistant-tuberculosis samples) was determined by a nitrate reductase assay (NRA) on blood agar. Agreement between the NRA and other testing methods was found to be 93.8% for...

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Main Authors: Ahmet Yilmaz Coban, Yeliz Tanriverdi Cayci, Aydin Deveci, Alper Akgunes, Meltem Uzun, Belma Durupinar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000300022&lng=en&tlng=en

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