Comparison between the BACTEC MGIT 960 system and the agar proportion method for susceptibility testing of multidrug resistant tuberculosis strains in a high burden setting of South Africa

Comparison between the BACTEC MGIT 960 system and the agar proportion method for susceptibility testing of multidrug resistant tuberculosis strains in a high burden setting of South Africa

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The increasing problem of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) [ie resistant to at least isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF)] is becoming a global problem. Successful treatment outcome for MDR-TB depends on reliable and accu...

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Main Authors: Said Halima M, Kock Marleen M, Ismail Nazir A, Baba Kamaldeen, Omar Shaheed V, Osman Ayman G, Hoosen Anwar A, Ehlers Marthie M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
BACTEC MGIT 960
MDR-TB
TB
XDR-TB
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/369

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