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, cilt.49, sa.3, ss.183-187, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2017.17040
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.183-187
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: 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 Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.