Evaluation of the BACTEC MGIT 960 SL DST Kit and the GenoType MTBDRsl Test for Detecting Extensively Drugresistant Tuberculosis Cases

Tekin K., ALBAY A., ŞİMŞEK H., Sig A. K., Guney M.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, vol.49, no.3, pp.183-187, 2017 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2017.17040
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.183-187
  • Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, agar proportion method, MDR-TB, second-line drug susceptibility, DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS, MYCOBACTERIUM-TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT, 2ND-LINE DRUGS, PERFORMANCE, ASSAY, ETHAMBUTOL
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the performances of the BACTEC MGIT 960 SL DST kit and the GenoType MTBDRsl test for detecting second- line antituberculosis drug resistance in Multidrugresistant TB (MDR-TB) cases.