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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-11
pubmed:abstractText
Tuberculosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Susceptibility testing of the causative agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is critical for control of the disease. This study compared the flow cytometric susceptibility assay with the proportion method and the BACTEC TB-460 system. There was agreement between the flow cytometric and proportion methods for 73 (94%) of 78 isoniazid tests, and complete agreement for 26 ethambutol and rifampicin tests. In contrast, the proportion and BACTEC methods failed to agree for 22%, 15% and 8% of isoniazid, ethambutol and rifampicin tests, respectively. These findings indicated that susceptibility testing by the flow cytometric assay is accurate, with results available within 24 h of initiation of the testing procedure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1198-743X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
372-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: comparison of the BACTEC TB-460 method and flow cytometric assay with the proportion method.
pubmed:affiliation
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't