Comparison of the proportion method with mycobacteria growth indicator tube and E-test for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2002 Apr;97(3):351-2. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762002000300013.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between proportion method with mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) and E-test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Forty clinical isolates were tested. MGIT and E-test with the first line antituberculous drugs correlated with the proportion method. Our results suggested that MGIT and E-test methods can be routinely used instead of the proportion method.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Antitubercular Agents / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects*

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents