Blood agar for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis against first-line drugs

Coban, AY; Cihan, CC; Bilgin, K; Uzun, M; Akgunes, A; Cetinkaya, E; Durupinar, B

Blood agar for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis against first-line drugs

Coban A., Cihan C., Bilgin K., Uzun M., Akgunes A., Cetinkaya E., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, vol.10, no.4, pp.450-453, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 10 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2006
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.450-453
Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of blood agar for the susceptibility testing of 50 Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates against isoniazid (INH), rifampicin (RMP), streptomycin (SM) and ethambutol (EMB).