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.