Reliability of the MB/BacT System for Testing Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates to Antituberculous Drugs

AUTOR(ES)

Brunello, Francesca

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

The susceptibility of 115 Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex clinical isolates to isoniazid, streptomycin, ethambutol, and rifampin was assessed by the MB/BacT and BACTEC 460TB systems. The correlation between the two tests was 98.3% for isoniazid, 100% for streptomycin and rifampin, and 95.8% for ethambutol. Turnaround times for antimicrobial susceptibility testing ranged from 5 to 11 days (median, 8.5 days) for MB/BacT and from 4 to 8 days (median, 6 days) for BACTEC 460TB.

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