Genotypic rpoB and gyrA profiles for detection of rifampicin and fluoroquinolone susceptibilities of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates directly from clinical sputum specimens

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2009 Aug;34(2):186-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.02.010. Epub 2009 Mar 25.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
  • DNA Gyrase / genetics*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
  • Fluoroquinolones / pharmacology*
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects*
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
  • Rifampin / pharmacology*
  • Sputum / microbiology*
  • Tuberculosis / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • rpoB protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
  • DNA Gyrase
  • Rifampin