Direct drug susceptibility testing of <i> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> to primary anti-tubercular drugs by nitrate reductase assay

<b>Objectives:</b> Traditional drug susceptibility testing for <i> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> takes weeks and/or expensive. In this study, we evaluated nitrate reductase assay for drug susceptibility testing which is faster than the visual detection of colonies. <b&g...

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Main Authors: Mishra Baijayanti, Muralidharan S, Srinivasa H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2009;volume=52;issue=3;spage=343;epage=344;aulast=Mishra