A comparison of the E-test and proportion methods for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

SANIC A., GUNAYDIN M., Coban A. Y., TOKAC M., CETIN M.

JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY, vol.12, no.6, pp.491-494, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Doi Number: 10.1179/joc.2000.12.6.491
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.491-494
  • Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, proportion method, Middlebrook 7H11 agar, Lowenstein-Jensen medium, E-test
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between three antibiotic susceptibility methods, the proportion method on Lowenstein Jensen medium (LJ medium), the proportion method on Middlebrook 7H11 agar (7H11 agar), and the E-test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.