Evaluation of MGIT 960 System for the Second-Line Drugs Susceptibility Testing ofMycobacterium tuberculosis

Kim, Hye-Jin; Seo, Minji; Kil Park, Young; Yoo, Jaeil; Seon Lee, Yeong; Tae Chung, Gyung; Ryoo, Sungweon

doi:10.1155/2013/108401

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Evaluation of MGIT 960 System for the Second-Line Drugs Susceptibility Testing ofMycobacterium tuberculosis

Published in Tuberculosis Research and Treatment • Jan 1, 2013

Authors:

Hye-Jin Kim

Minji Seo

Young Kil Park

Abstract

Many laboratories validate DST of the second-line drugs by BACTEC MGIT 960 system. The objective of this study is to evaluate the critical concentration and perform DST for the 2nd line drugs. We evaluated 193 clinical strains of M. tuberculosis isolated from patients in South Korea. Testing the cri...

Subject

Capreomycin

Ethionamide

Moxifloxacin

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